Prague, Czech Republic |
Trip #8: Saturday July 17 to Monday July 19, 1999
Prague was great. The hostel we stayed at (Hostel Boathouse) was no exception. It was a backpacker’s dream. Friendly people in a relaxed atmosphere. Most people that end up at this hostel have a hard time leaving. Messages on the wall indicated that numerous people extended their trip significantly longer than initially planned, including a couple of Canadians who planned to stay for 2 weeks, but ended up staying for 12.
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One morning, as I went to grab breakfast at the hostel, sitting in the corner was the captain of my 3rd year University hockey team, Jonathan. I couldn’t believe it. After 3rd year hockey, we rarely ran into each other again at University, but we met up in Europe.
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Saturday night, the crew from the hostel went to a local bar, Joe’s Garage. I got to know several wacko/crazy travelers. Kevin the crazy Californian is travelling from city to city, staying (at most) for a single night at each. Cathy and Catherine were from Seattle and they like living on bread and candy when they find themselves in an expensive city. For them, visiting Prague was more of a nutritional necessity than anything else. There were 2 short girls from Chicago who seemed to know everyone at the bar, even though that was their first night in Prague. Dave the Aussie and Chris the Californian completed the crew.
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