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Thursday, July 28, 2005
Just call me Ms. International Relations
So I got back to my scary hostel in Prague yesterday, and just as I was getting ready to make myself a nice dinner of baguette, cheese and an apple, a guy and a girl walk in. Turns out they had just been on a walking tour around the city together, so the three of us started chatting.As Jen knows, one of the first things you discuss as a backpacker is where you're all from. The man was from Mexico, and the woman was from the US. Add me from Canada, and we realized that you have the full NAFTA group. (North american free trade agreement, for those who can't remember) Traveling, it's pretty rare to have a group like that.
We all decided to walk down to Charles bridge (a very important famous bridge that has buskers and a lot of people at night) and we had a very plesant evening touring around the crowded tiny streets. There's no way I would have been able to do that at night on my own here. (It can get a little scary at night here) Today we got together with another guy from San Fransisco from our room, and we rode the trains, walked around, had breakfast, the usual. There's a very large jewish history in this city, so we said goodbye to San Fransisco boy, and spent the afternoon touring the famous synagogs and cemetaries. It was a great afternoon.
If my NAFTA buddies read this, then YAY! I did find the bookstore! Very cool, but I totally wouldn't have found it without your directions. Thanks!
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Location: Last day in Prague
Wearing: Jeans, red/blue/white shirt, blue tank
Day's Activities: walked walked walked, got drunk at 2 in the afternoon, talked a lot
Thing you miss: Air Conditioning
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Jody at 4:24 PM