The free walking tour in Prague was great. Keith was our tour guide for both the morning city walking tour and then the afternoon Castle walking tour. Keith was from the US, but visited Prague and fell in love. We walked the entire day and saw everything from the famous clock tower (Czech Back to the Future Sight),
Kafka's Monument:
The concert hall where Mozart debuted Don Giovanni (see the movie Amadeus):
Albino Peacock:
The aristocrat's murals of himself (Denton def. plans on doing this):
Mosaic cleaned up by special NASA solution:
Impressive Cathedral:
Studs:
Prague by night was beautiful:
We walked all day and were exhausted by the time the sun went down. I was told great things about the Prague Pub Crawl, but we learned the hard way that Sunday night was not a good night. We watched some of the wackiest dancing ever. A big guy from the pub crawl got on stage, took off his shirt and started dancing. Another guy walked up and jokingly hit him in the stomach. The guy was fairly strong so he laughed and told the guy to try again. The guy punched him hard in the stomach and the big guy immediately punched him in the face. The guy that got punched walked away like nothing happened and the guy on the stage kept dancing. I have never seen that before. Out of control.
Here is a little video with some highlights from Prague:
The next day we got up early and drove to Dresden. Dresden was controversially destroyed by allied forces from February 13-15, 1945. Many saw the attacks unnecessary because the war was mostly over. Great historical building and arts pieces were lost forever. Dresden has done an incredible job rebuilding since then. Dresden was a beautiful stop and I'm really glad we did.
After spending the afternoon in Dresden we drove to Munich. We got into Munich a little late and parked the car. Due to Oktoberfest a bed costs around $80-150 even in a hostel...The first night we stayed in a 40 person dorm. They gave us a free shot of Jaeger when you check in. We checked in quickly and went straight to Hofbrauhaus to get dinner and a drink. Hofbrauhaus is one of my favorite places anywhere. Do not go to Munich without going there. It is a mini-Oktoberfest. We discussed plans to visit the Eagles Nest the next day and invest in Lederhosen before heading back to the hostel.
(Cramped elevator to the top with reflections everywhere)
The Eagles Nest was a gift to Hitler from the Nazi Party. It is on the top of an alp and looks out over Salzburg and the alps. We were amazed by the views. The house is now converted into a restaurant.
(Wow)
(Opening of the cave to the elevator. The elevator goes straight up into the house.)
Here is a video because words can't describe:
After having lunch at the top we took the bus down the mountain. We made friends with a tour group of older people on the way down. We took the quick autobahn drive back to Munich and made it in time to get to Hofbrauhaus for another dinner with my friend Andrea. She survived guy talk and it was great to catch up with her. I should also mention we got the penthouse at Wombats Hostel. We had a five bed, private bathroom, with balcony for two nights. It was incredible. I was first in bed with dreams of the next days Oktoberfest. We got back to Munich too late that night to buy Lederhosen so a full morning was ahead of us the next day to prepare before getting to Oktoberfest early...
I will have to stop here due to time restrictions. By the way, I'd like to thank the Swedish for their trains having fast, free internet. My trip from Copenhagen to Stockholm has been very enjoyable. I'm sorry I'm still behind, but I promise Oktoberfest, Budapest, Copenhagen coming soon...
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