July 18th- July 20th!
Since taking AP European my senior year of high school and learning about the Defenstration of Prague, I had ALWAYS wanted to go to the Czech Republic! I mean, how crazy is it that the 30-years war, which was started there, was sparked because a few princes were pushed out of a castle window, survived, and Catholics and Protestants disagreeing how they survived (Catholics claiming it was divine intervention and Prots claiming they survived because they landed in horse dung... I have a feeling it was the latter!) I think that little anecdote sums up Prague and the Czechs in general...
Self-deprecating, funny, yet proud! I mean, this country assassinated Reinhard Heydrich, stood proudly against the Soviets in 1968, and had one of the few peaceful revolutions after the Cold War, amicably separating from their Slovak brethren and still maintaining peace with them. I had a feeling Prague would be my favorite city, and so far, it definitely has been!
First off... Getting there! Eurolines wa easy and there are no border stops when traveling within Europe; I really didn't even know I crossed into the Czech Republic (Too bad I cannot collect passport stamps)!
It was also my first CouchSurfing experience, and it was great! Vladka picked me up from the bus station and we went back to her apartment, which was beautiful and five stops away from downtown! CouchSurfing is legit too! I was fed, has a place to crash, and was treated sooooooo well (can you imagine this in the States!?)! It Is a great way to travel and meet people and I am excited to pay it forward!
More next post....
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