Ahoj from Prague!

Wow, it's been an insane three days. We left Rome on Saturday, went to Venice, took an overnight train from Venice to Vienna on Sunday night, and then took a train here to Prague (today on Tuesday). It's been QUITE the experience.

Venice was just what I pictured it to be - lots of canals and gondoliers trying to get us onto gondolas. Obviously the three of us took a romantic gondola ride in the blazing sun of the afternoon, and the gondolier guy showed us Marco Polo's house and Casanovia's house. We braved the pigeons of San Marco's Square (think Zales commercials) and took a ride to the bell tower to see Venice from above. We ate dinner at what could have possibly been a Mafia-run establishment, but if I talk about it here, they make have to kill me. You just never know about those Sopranos...

Vienna was a super fast 28 hours as well. WE left Venice at 12:30 AM and had to try to sleep on a rapidly moving train that arrived in Vienna at 8:30 AM. I love top bunks and all, but I think I was sleeping on a 2 by 4, and the train wasn't the smoothest. Hey, it happens. We took a boat/bus tour in Vienna to see the highlights, but we don't think we had the best tour, so I know I defintely would like to go back to see Vienna in more than 28 hours. We also had to skip Salzburg since it was 100 euros each, and let's be honest, that's not in our budget. Sooo the Sound of Music tour will just have to happen another time.

Now we'er here in Prague, and as confusing as switching from Italian to German was, this whole Czech language is even worse. WE can't sound out words that look like sdkfldfkgh;gh;. Because that's what they look like. And they have their own money. Roughyl 1000 CZK equals about $33. So paying 20 CZK for a water seems like a lot, but it's really less than a $1. And beer is cheaper than water. Such an interesting place.

Anyway, we're off to see what we can see, find some cheeseballs and beer (seriously, that's tradiational Czech food - how happy are we?!?!), and then see what the World Cup celebration here in the Old Town Square is all about. sdfkj;skdfjl;alskdfj. (I think that means bye in Czech.)