Paris to Prague

Paris was wonderful and the rest of the time was spent walking, resting and enjoying the atmosphere. Since my last blog I went to an amazing concert in Notre Dame and on my last day I went on a boat tour. The boat tour covered most of the places I had already visited but it was great to see them from the river and it was also a relaxing way to tour the city. It was sad to leave but once again Orly airport proved to be the airport of disasters. For those who don't know, it was at Orly airport that Deb and i missed our flight. We ended up spending a ridiculous amount of money and time and had to cope with an incredibly rude french man (he actually changed the course of my life because at that time I was considering staying in Paris forever!!). I thought I would be open minded but to no avail because Orly is now the proud holder of my credit card! This would be fine if I was still there but as I am not it is a pain. Thankfully I have a spare card and so now I just have to negotiate the National Bank (which is an adventure in itself). It has been annoying but manageable and hasn't dimmed my view of Paris.

Robyn and I arrived in Prague and if there was ever a city to help you get over leaving Paris it is Prague. I fell in love with it immediately. You will just have to imagine it if you haven't been there but it is colourful beautiful buildings, narrow curly streets and if you get lost people are more than happy to help out. I have got lost a few times but i am pleased to say that I am getting much better with my sense of direction (I couldn't get worse!) and following maps is easy. I have Moscow to thank for this because if I can noegotiate Moscow then anything is a breeze.

I am in Prague at a significant time. On Wednesday it will be 40 years since the Russian tanks entered Prague to occupy it. There was a brilliant photography exhibition of photos that were smuggled out of the country at the time and they were so confronting ( I bought the book of the exhibition) and on Wednesday they will actually have tanks rolling into to St Wenceslas Square to mark the event. I am thrilled that I will be there for this. I met a really nice English girl who is also keen to come along and hopefully Kath, Pam and Graeme will also want to see it. It will be crowded but worth it.

Oops - a queue for the internet - I better go but I will write more on Prague because I haven't even begun to tell you about the great hostel I found or the Jewish quarter!

Bye!

Kim

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