Prague
Hey there,
Arrived in Prague yesterday. But much has happened in the interim, so here are the highlights for your enjoyment:
Last week I was in Croatia, being spoilt by my family in Zagreb. On Wednesday my Uncle Zarko and I headed towards the mediterranean coast, to an island called Brac. Brac is where my great grandfather grew up, before he left for New Zealand.
Brac is an island of rock. And stone. This is its claim to fame, which is quite substantial, as one of their previous clients happens to be the American Government who built their white house from stone quarried here. This is about the only major job for the locals on the island. This and the tourist industry in summer.
Anyway. So we landed on Brac and drove right to the non-tourist side of the island, to a little town, Novo Selo - which one eighth of my heritage calls home. The people in the village were very warm, inviting, and giving. We ate an impromptu meal with relatives, saw the site of the house, visited the town's graveyard, and toured other parts of the village. Although the weather wasn't spectacular, neither was it hard to imagine what it would be like in the spring/summer. Seeing the place where my great grandfather grew up was amazing and moving, and I'm definitely going to try to come back and spend some time living here.Next stop was Prague. Took the train from Zagreb, via Vienna. The scenery through the alps was beautiful with snow right down to the tracks, but I have to warn you now that it was quite cloudy, and there were a lot of trees, so I only have two photos.
After stopping in Vienna, we headed on to Prague. About 2 hours into the trip the train stopped in the middle of the night, in the woods, with no lights in sight. After an hour of sitting there they notified us that (suprise suprise), we were 60 minutes late! By the time we left, we were 100mins late. When I arrived in Prague I had to navigate the tram/metro system with big pack, and a weary back. managed to fluke it, and luckily wasn't checked for my ticket as I only paid a half-fare.
Prague has had to be a whirlwind tour, due to the extended stay in Croatia - therefore I'm only spending a day here, before heading to Cesky Krumlov, then Krakow. Spent today booking tickets, walking the streets, looking at the buildings, and counting the references to Kafka.
Actually I didn't count them, but it would've been a good idea.
Unfortunately don't have any photos for the blog, as I don't have my laptop to download them onto, but since no one visits this blog, doesn't matter too much.
For the faithful few who do, hope you're all well, and love you all.
see you,
Damen
Arrived in Prague yesterday. But much has happened in the interim, so here are the highlights for your enjoyment:
Last week I was in Croatia, being spoilt by my family in Zagreb. On Wednesday my Uncle Zarko and I headed towards the mediterranean coast, to an island called Brac. Brac is where my great grandfather grew up, before he left for New Zealand.
Brac is an island of rock. And stone. This is its claim to fame, which is quite substantial, as one of their previous clients happens to be the American Government who built their white house from stone quarried here. This is about the only major job for the locals on the island. This and the tourist industry in summer.Anyway. So we landed on Brac and drove right to the non-tourist side of the island, to a little town, Novo Selo - which one eighth of my heritage calls home. The people in the village were very warm, inviting, and giving. We ate an impromptu meal with relatives, saw the site of the house, visited the town's graveyard, and toured other parts of the village. Although the weather wasn't spectacular, neither was it hard to imagine what it would be like in the spring/summer. Seeing the place where my great grandfather grew up was amazing and moving, and I'm definitely going to try to come back and spend some time living here.Next stop was Prague. Took the train from Zagreb, via Vienna. The scenery through the alps was beautiful with snow right down to the tracks, but I have to warn you now that it was quite cloudy, and there were a lot of trees, so I only have two photos.After stopping in Vienna, we headed on to Prague. About 2 hours into the trip the train stopped in the middle of the night, in the woods, with no lights in sight. After an hour of sitting there they notified us that (suprise suprise), we were 60 minutes late! By the time we left, we were 100mins late. When I arrived in Prague I had to navigate the tram/metro system with big pack, and a weary back. managed to fluke it, and luckily wasn't checked for my ticket as I only paid a half-fare.
Prague has had to be a whirlwind tour, due to the extended stay in Croatia - therefore I'm only spending a day here, before heading to Cesky Krumlov, then Krakow. Spent today booking tickets, walking the streets, looking at the buildings, and counting the references to Kafka.
Actually I didn't count them, but it would've been a good idea.
Unfortunately don't have any photos for the blog, as I don't have my laptop to download them onto, but since no one visits this blog, doesn't matter too much.
For the faithful few who do, hope you're all well, and love you all.
see you,
Damen
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