Blogs from Prague, Czech Republic, Europe - page 14

Here we are in Europe Again. More precisely Prague. We will be spending 3days here before joining a 7 day Danube river cruise in Regensburg, Germany to Budapest, Hungry. Then on to Vienna, Salzburg and Munich. We arrived early this morning after a long sleepless flight. It was too early to check-in to our hotel. So we went for breakfast and then walked around old town for awhile. Not an eventful day as everyone was very tired. Tonight we had a typical czech meal, lots of meat. (see picture). This wasn't my plate, it was shared with 5 other people. Tonight I planned to go to bed early to be in top shape for touristing tomorrow. Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is the url=https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/La... read more

WOW, another great night sleep. I just love these hard beds at the Hilton. Kirsten is still asleep and I’m tiptoeing around and taking a shower and getting dressed. Being my normal stealthy self, I hear Kirsten yell from under her pillow “it’s not working I hear you”. I shrug and continue. Kirsten meets me for breakfast, I’m sitting in the corner picking out all the folks I think will be on the cruise and giving them names. Kirsten asks… So have you picked them all out? Na, I’m just catching up on all the news I missed. Anything interesting? Na After breakfast, we make our way over to the Viking meeting area. Claudia our cruise director is there and welcomes us. She immediately picks out Kirsten and makes all over her. She acknowledges me as ... read more

We had gone to bed on one day, as Europeans. We awoke the following morning as British. The “Leave” campaign had mobilized the disillusioned masses and the some of the chattering classes. It seems that the problems of a nation were all placed at the door of a few guys from Poland who opened up a corner shop to serve the community and expressed in some form of protest vote. The events of the previous day’s referendum had yet to unravel. There is a strong possibility that after the various countries who make up the Union have had their say, we’ll be just straightforward English. Have the Scots got enough oil revenue to go it alone? Possibly not, but they might take the view that if Latvia and Estonia can make a fist of independence, we ... read more

What City? As the Prague escalator descended, I felt a rush of excitement. I was in Prague! I had no idea where the escalator led. I knew one thing—I was headed to Old Town Square. Abroad students dream about it; it’s all over social media. I’d seen many pictures: a giant square with much to see and do and I was dying to check it out. The escalator ride took forever. Stepping off, I recognized my friend Danielle, whom I had met while traveling around Northern Europe. “Hey, what are you doing here”, I said. Danielle was hesitant to reply. “I’m here to explore all that Prague has to offer,” she finally said. She evoked distraught. The temperature dropped. Danielle exhaled a cloud of vapor. The smoke resembled a bubble. It circled and rose in the ... read more

Before I start my posts I think is approprivate to apologize for my lack of postings last week and sum up the operational barriers to blogging in the way I did in Georgia. If you don't want to hear me compare and contrast and just want details on travel skip this blog post. I am going in depth on Prague next. I'd like to thank a colleague of mine for sending me a message to nudge me to "do what I said I was going to do." Travel companions, the type of lodging, and other variables compared below. -Travel companions, if you travel with more than one person, or two in my instance, and you are not going to an all inclusive vacation, but more of an adventure you may find yourself adapting the wants and ... read more