November 13, 2005

I'm in Prague at the moment, absolutely LOVING it here. The people are friendly, the beer is fantastic, the city is gorgeous. Even the weather has held steady -- no rain and not too cold.  

The rumour was that Prague is horribly overrun with tourists, so I was preparing to be knocking about shoulder to shoulder with idiot Europeans wandering in packs following a guide with a raised umbrella like sheep following, well, another sheep. It´s funny on this trip the impact that expectations have had on my experiences. And I guess that´s something that relates to all aspects of life, not just travelling.  

The Czech Republic is a history student's dream. Living in Canada, there are few decent historical sites, especially in comparison with Europe. In Canada, anything over a hundred years old is "historical". To be totally frank, the only stuff worth seeing is in old Quebec city. But even the 4 century old city is nothing when compared to somewhere like Prague.