Geo: 52.5223, 13.3706So today was a bit of a bust I'm afraid. My intention was to go to the Hohenschonhausen, which is a prison the Stasi used for deserters and political dissenters during the soviet occupation. Kim had mentioned it yesterday on our tour. You can only see Hohenschonhausen by guided tour and their tours weren't until 2.30. No matter I thought, I can go to a museum beforehand. My intention was to head to the Pergamon Museum, where they have monuments from ancient cities. However things went a bit awry. I was a little bit late getting started as the Hohenschonhausen is a bit out if town and I had to figure out how to get from one place to the other. The very nice lass at the tourist information booth in the train station ... read more

Geo: 52.5156, 13.39Sorry to report not too much exciting stuff happened today. I called a cab to take me to the train station. Gorgeous George had recommended the cab company. I wish I had this cab company coming into Prague. The cab was so nice and clean, I got a free bottle of water, and there was a little tablet attached to the back of the passenger seat showing me the proposed route and where we were. Compare that to the dodgy operator I got coming into town, who charged me twice as much to ride in his 1980's cruiser. I now realise that first cabbie ripped me off. Booooo!I made it to the train station with 15 minutes to spare, however I hadn't purchased my ticket yet. I find the ticket office, stand in line ... read more

Geo: 50.0872, 14.4037So my mission this morning was to wash some clothes. My host had kindly told me of a laundromat nearby so off I wandered with washing bag in hand. The laundromat is not open until 2pm. So back to home I wandered, washing bag in hand. As that scuttled my morning plans I made my way down to the town square. After walking around and taking some happy snaps I jumped on a little choo choo train tour. I was a bit disappointed with the tour. They went all around town, which was great because Prague is magnificent. However, the tour information was very brief and I only got half of it because the speaker system was a bit dodgy. Add in the suspension on those little trains is not great. I saved my ... read more

Geo: 48.1363, 11.5784So after yesterdays downer, today was time for something a bit lighter. I had booked a tour to Neuschwanstein Castle. This is the castle that inspired just about every castle in Walt Disneys movies. A huge shining white castle on a mountain top, with huge turrets and balconies. The tour started at the train station, with a 3 hour joinery to Hohenshwangau. This is a little village in the Bavarian Alps. The country up there was magnificent. Open pastures with snaking streams running through the fields, gave way to patches of thick forest, followed by the magnificent mountains. And the mountains really go up, up up! Walls of mighty peaks with rocky outcrops. I wondered if people could actually go up there. It didn't look like there was much friendly ground. This question was ... read more

Geo: 50.8512, 5.69154OK, so this mornings mission was to find yet another post office. Why? Because in my efficient packing in Amsterdam I somehow managed to pack the TV remote from the last hotel. Why? I don't know, some kind of brain freeze. I've now gone from leaving stuff in hotels to unintentionally flogging stuff. After consulting google I took to the streets. Google listed 2 offices, which I couldn't find. So I went to the tourist office. They gave me directions and said AKO. Righto, that should be easy. Nope nothing. Finally in frustration I asked a random shopkeeper who explained they don't have a post office, but down the road third street to the right was a magazine shop, AKO, who provide postal services. Finally found it! Only took two hours out of my ... read more