The title reads prague?... yes we are in prague... altough that was NOT the plan. While in Amsterdam we decided to fly to eastern Europe, maybe save some money by spending time in cheaper countries. It was decided we would go to Krakow, Poland. We got a flight that should have lasted 3 hours total, with 1 connection... yes in prague.
We went to bed at 6am woke up at 7 am, packed, and ran to the airport, when we got there realized our flight was delayed by 2 hours. We missed our connection, and had to wait 8 hours until the next flight!
the airline gave us 400 somethings... I am not sure how to spell their currency. We went had an amazing lunch, with a drink for about 100. We figured we were rich... since we had another ¨300 to go. Well, we went and bought some water... They charged us almost the same for lunch than for a bottle of water, same for an expresso... WOW. Needles to say we went through those 400 quite fast.
Now, we found an internet cafe and we are wating for our flight. We should get there around 11pm.
Now, Amsterdam... well... interesting place to say the least. I never wanted to go there, it was a compromise with Enrique, so I probably was not the most open minded about the place. I thought it was dirty, expensive, crowded but not in a good way, scrungy... ALTOUGH... it had some GREAT parts... The Van Gogh museum was surreal... I was like a fat kid in a candy store. I could not belive I was so close to the paintings, reproductions dont do it justice. Seeing the texture of each stroke, the color choices, the boldness of the way he painted, was simply amazing. I was a bit sad I could not enjoy more time in there, maybe another day would have suffice.
The canal tour was very nice, altough not as beautiful as gamla stan in stockholm or Copenhaguen, but very nice an unique.
The night was interesting as well, we went to a club that had a concert, mostly american bands which defeted the purpose of going across the world, but what can I say but... Globalization!
I had sweared to never eat at a McDonalds or Burger King if I went to another country, but I have found that sometimes finding local food can be as hard as finding local bands, playing typical music.
Also, there is a McDonalds in every corner and sometimes the only thing open late at night. So yes... I ate McDonalds... I dont even eat that in the US... and I come here to eat it? oh well... hello globalization.
We went to the red light district, which seems to be a necessary stop if you want to understand this place. There are "working ladies!¨" standing in windows semi=nude while tourists go by, there were FAMILIES touring by as if there were in the mall. VERY BIZZARD.
My recomendation is, if you are coming to Europe and only have a month... dont waste your time here.
Also, invest on direct flights! spending a WHOLE day on an airport is not worth it... unless you truly love Van Gogh... and then you must come!
I am excited about visiting Krakow... I think it will have a very different feel than all the northern european countries we have visited.
We went to bed at 6am woke up at 7 am, packed, and ran to the airport, when we got there realized our flight was delayed by 2 hours. We missed our connection, and had to wait 8 hours until the next flight!
the airline gave us 400 somethings... I am not sure how to spell their currency. We went had an amazing lunch, with a drink for about 100. We figured we were rich... since we had another ¨300 to go. Well, we went and bought some water... They charged us almost the same for lunch than for a bottle of water, same for an expresso... WOW. Needles to say we went through those 400 quite fast.
Now, we found an internet cafe and we are wating for our flight. We should get there around 11pm.
Now, Amsterdam... well... interesting place to say the least. I never wanted to go there, it was a compromise with Enrique, so I probably was not the most open minded about the place. I thought it was dirty, expensive, crowded but not in a good way, scrungy... ALTOUGH... it had some GREAT parts... The Van Gogh museum was surreal... I was like a fat kid in a candy store. I could not belive I was so close to the paintings, reproductions dont do it justice. Seeing the texture of each stroke, the color choices, the boldness of the way he painted, was simply amazing. I was a bit sad I could not enjoy more time in there, maybe another day would have suffice.
The canal tour was very nice, altough not as beautiful as gamla stan in stockholm or Copenhaguen, but very nice an unique.
The night was interesting as well, we went to a club that had a concert, mostly american bands which defeted the purpose of going across the world, but what can I say but... Globalization!
I had sweared to never eat at a McDonalds or Burger King if I went to another country, but I have found that sometimes finding local food can be as hard as finding local bands, playing typical music.
Also, there is a McDonalds in every corner and sometimes the only thing open late at night. So yes... I ate McDonalds... I dont even eat that in the US... and I come here to eat it? oh well... hello globalization.
We went to the red light district, which seems to be a necessary stop if you want to understand this place. There are "working ladies!¨" standing in windows semi=nude while tourists go by, there were FAMILIES touring by as if there were in the mall. VERY BIZZARD.
My recomendation is, if you are coming to Europe and only have a month... dont waste your time here.
Also, invest on direct flights! spending a WHOLE day on an airport is not worth it... unless you truly love Van Gogh... and then you must come!
I am excited about visiting Krakow... I think it will have a very different feel than all the northern european countries we have visited.
the pictures above are from the web... I have not been abble to find a pc with a USB.
4 comments:
Pues mira, yo creo que todas estas experiencias hacen parte del paseo. Por alguna razon el vuelo se tenia que demorar..tal vez debian conocer algun sitio que no estaba planeado por ustedes, pero si por el destino?
Recuerda, siempre volvemos a los sitios donde vivimos en alguna vida pasada...mmm
No sabes cuanto me encanta leer de tu viaje y de los lugares que cononces...es como si estuviera viendo estos hermosos y enigmaticos lugares a traves de tus ojos...
keep writing, I love to read what you have to say about those places...you are a good writer did you know that?
Yo pienso igual que Palomita, me cansé leyendo porque no sé leer mucho en ingles pero logre traducir bastante, y creo que todo eso es parte de lo que tienes que vivir. Las cosas que salen perfectas, las que no..etc..
Mi Cocas:
Te deseo mucha suerte para el resto de tu viaje. Disfruta cada momento que pases allí. recuerda que a veces van a estar con toda la energia del mundo y otras veces cansaditos. pero paciencia y en el c.... resistencia. Saludame a tus amigos y diles que tienen una tia putativa que ora para su vivencia de viajar juntos sea un exito total.TQM tia gloria
Gracias tias... Gloria... he comensado a escribir un poco mas en espanol... aunque es buena practica para su persona leer en ingles. :)
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