Prague, Czech Republic
Trip to and from plus: Hotel adventures
Saturday, August 27
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The trip started with a 1.5 hour train ride on the ICE from Aschaffenburg to Nürnberg, then a double-decker bus to Prague.
Luckily the 3.5 hour bus ride was a bit entertaining since there were two groups of young men celebrating a batchelor's last with the gang... I even got offered some of their beer and a piccolo! Did I say I arrived tired? Or was I drunk? lol
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this is a picture of one of the bachelor groups... the guy in the pink rabbit costume on the left was the bridegroom! |
and the guy sitting next to me was nice enough to take my picture, lol
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crossing the border |
arriving |
When I arrived in Prague, my first thought was.... what's so special? It looked like any other large city. OK, it was pouring rain, cold, and grey. I had no idea how to get to my hotel and ended up taking a taxi (I think he charged me too much... but I was too tired to argue).
The hotel looked fine at first. When the porter pushed floor 4 in the elevator, I thought great! Should be nice view. Then we even walked up stairs to the next floor. He opened the door and I was presented with a tiny little room, just wide enough for a single bed, slanted roof with no closet to hang my dresses, and a nice enough bath, but no shelf for my toothbrush and stuff. the roof had a small window with a shade pulled down. I climbed on the bed to open the shade and see if there was at least a view....nope, only a very dirty window and I could just barily see birds flying by.
Now, I'm not usually a complainer, and for one night I would have stayed, but for THREE? No way! I went down to the desk and asked about getting a new room. They were full, but she said she could put me up in their partner hotel on the other side of the river. She gave me a voucher for the taxi (free) and by the time I repacked my things, it was already there.
The new hotel was PERFECT! The room was standard quality. I didn't have a nice view, only to an inner court, but it was quiet (on the other side of the hotel a loud trolley drives by). And, as I later discovered, the hotel was located not only within walking distance to the main parts of town, but also to the main train station. |
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Entrance way as viewed toward the street
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The next day, and the days following, turned out warm with blue skies! YES! And I discovered why this town is loved by so many. |
Up-date: 02.09.2011