Prague 2010-07-26
After talking on Skype until 4:00am it was time to get some sleep… so I did. I woke to my alarm at 9:09 and threw some clothes on for breakfast. It is a typical hotel buffet breakfast… croissants, scrambled eggs, bad bacon, fruit, etc. the one thing that sets this breakfast apart is that they have dessert. I had cheese cake for breakfast yesterday.. hey, it is a dairy product :> After breakfast I went through the packing ritual. Throw the bag on the bed, gather all belongings, prepare to load… shower, pack and lastly turn off the computer. The computer is running almost all of the time providing English music for me.
I went to the desk to check out. Now I am usually really easy going about charges and costs, etc. BUT I knew I had to inflict my will when I checked in, so I made sure to look at the bill… Lo and behold the guy that gave me the 79e rate put it in the system and they were charging me 374e instead of 160e… hello!!! I had a suspicion that was going happen… after a bit of discussion and a queue building up they relented and gave it to me for the agreed upon rate… turns out it is cheaper to book though booking.com than to do it in real life… go figure…
I also checked out my trains for the day. One from Praha to Dresden Germany which is actually north. And then a second from Dresden to Frankfurt. I like Dresden because I read a series of books where that is the name of the main character… silly, I know. I even booked my hotel. I was very careful this time to get something close to the train station AND MUST HAVE AC! Many of them did not. I probably spent 22 minutes picking out the hotel… I really hope I picked a winner…
I stocked up on food and drink for the cross countries train tour and also made sure that I spent all of my krones… I did not get rid of them all, but almost.
My train to Dresden was 20 minutes late. This is the first delay that I have had to endure. Fortunately the train from Dresden to Frankfurt runs every hour so I will simply take the next one… gotta just roll with it…
First class is SO the way to go. Second class looks more like a cattle car and the dining car on this train looks like the ones in the movies… it’s about time :> I have been waiting for the movie-style dining car. No plugs on this train though… maybe in the dining car… I am pretty well charged up at his point, but hey, be prepared, it’s a long day and I need my phone to find my hotel when I get to Germany… I actually charged my phone off my laptop a couple of days ago. The phone is key for me!
I ate lunch and now it might just be nap time…
There is a screaming child on my train :< messin with my peace…