I was about 2 minutes from posting a great recap of my travels on the train from Innsbruck to Prague (where I am now, writing inside the Top Hotel Praha) when the computer froze and I lost everything. Sucks.
Perhaps my blogs are beginning to bog down the memory on it. Anyway, let me just say it was a great travelling experience on Wednesday.
From having to buy a supplement ticket in Linz, Austria because Czech Republic doesn't count among the countries where you can use your eurail pass, to meeting Ashley, a 20-year-old college student who is studying abroad in Geneva, Switzerland, as the train went the final 2 1/2 hours and we had a fascinating conversation about each others' travel experiences and it was all done in perfect English. She is also about a month from her big 21st birthday so let me say right now to her ... Happy Birthday!
Ashley and I stayed together after we arrived at the train station. We helped the other as we tried to find our respective hotels and be sure each would be able to get there safely. We both bought public transportation passes --- i bought three one-day passes for 80 Czech crowns each and then bought a phone card to call the hotel and find out where to go. Ashley had better directions to her hotel so we then walked down to our respective trains and went our separate ways. We did exchange email addresses and she has my business card and I have the memory of meeting a great person on my first trip to Europe and Prague, too.
Ashley, if you are reading this blog, thank you and safe travels to you when you go to Munich, Germany on Saturday and then back to Switzerland to return to school. I hope those extra francs I had can at least buy you a glass of wine on your birthday!
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