After a long and hectic day, I can type and say that I am currently not in Vienna, but rather in Praha, Česká Republika.
It wasn't quite so hectic during the long and calm train ride I took with Carmen Yu to get here. But after stepping out of the station and finding our hostel, my initial impression of Prague was "chaotic."
That's not necessarily a bad thing, I guess. But there were so many people walking up and down the high street, Václavské náměstí, that I found it a bit claustrophobic.
Actually, there's something already very striking about Prague. So many signs - shop names and the like - are in English! The amount of Czech and English is almost 50-50! And the restaurant menus that Carmen, Sara Wilson (who caught up with us later), and I saw are all in multiple languages! Czech, German, English, French, Spanish, Italian, and Russian are to be found all over the pages together!
I can't say it's not interesting. And lest I give the impression that I'm not liking it here, walking along the Vltava River at night has been an enjoyable stroll...once you get past all the crowds on the Charles Bridge!
I don't know, I've barely been here, but I'm sure I will have much more to write about tomorrow.
The German word of the day is "bei dir," meaning "at your place."
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