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| One day in Vienna has been enough for us to glance at the buildings and walk down a few streets; we're ready to move on to the next town. We ride a bus to Prague (5 hours) through a customs check that worked faster than a drive-through at McDonalds. No one even bothered to stamp our passports. Then we spent two hours finding a place to stay (a Communist era apartment on the outskirts of the city). Prague (Praha in Czech) is called the "story-book city of Bohemia, a living museum of Eastern Europe, or the prettiest gem in the stone crown of the world." We think it's more like Disneyland of the East. | |||
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Look
ridiculous? My back is bad enough for me to perform stretching exercises anywhere. | |||
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A
homeless, motley caravan looking for a place to stay. | |||
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We
end up in this place, a concrete block house on the outskirts of old town. Eighty
bucks per night lands a two bedroom apartment with bare furnishings, plywood walls,
and thin carpeting. | |||
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The
toilet seat needs duct tape to keep it together. | |||
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The
Prague areas built without Communist influence look much better. | |||