Another day of travelling ahead, but first I had to finish off my washing as it was still damp. I thought the Germans were supposed to be efficient with technology? Once that was done, I set out again. On a side note, the public transport in this city is remarkable, s-bahn, u-bahn, trams, buses, the works. And they are always on time. Ann Gloag and Brian Soutar, take note of how it should be done.
Berlin - Prague
I got on the train at Berlin Hauptbahnof (which itself is an incredible building, made mostly of glass). This train was different from the previous trains, in that it was all small compartments of six seats. It was awesome. I felt like I was Roger Moore in an old James Bond film, whizzing across Europe to put an end to some evil scheme. I got talking to two English lads, one of whom was writing a novel while he travelled, using a book by George Orwell on how to write. I took a look at what he had written, and had to stop myself from laughing. It was basically the exact start of 1984 with different character names. Clearly the boy had taken Orwell's influence a bit too far!
As the train pulled into Prague I got my first look at the beautiful city, with it's church towers and rustic architecture. Walking up to the hostel I got an even better look, even the normal apartment buildings were stunning, I could tell already that I would enjoy this city.
I decided just to have a leisurely wander around the streets in the evening, getting lost looking at the buildings. I decided against visiting the famous Wenceslas Square, both due to the horror stories you hear of Gypsy muggers and because it's ridiculously touristy, which is not what I'm in Prague for (I'm not here for the brothels either Mr Hart, before you say anything).
Turned in for an early night so I'm up bright and breezy in the morning, plenty of walking to be done tomorrow!
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