Budapest, Hungary! The Eastern-most destination of our trip. The language barrier is getting stronger and stronger. The overnight train we took to Budapest was insane. We had taken one more overnight train (from Amsterdam to Prague) and it was actually a great experience. The car was clean and we slept well enough. However, the train from Prague to Budapest was small, cramped, and dirty. There were about 6 rooms total in our car, and each (tiny) room had six fold...

Plzen, Czech Republic! A quiet, quaint city with a lovely center that rivals Prague's. Also, the people are much nicer! Perhaps tourism wears the people in Prague out. We were only able to spend a little over a day here, but it was nice to get off of the beaten path. And jeez, there was so much going on for a small city! We arrived at our hotel to find that we had our own bedroom - in fact, our own wing of the hotel. It was nice to be alone! We immediately we...

Prague, Czech Republic. Beautiful old architecture, but the people are not so nice. Perhaps they are bitter from Communism, who knows?The first day there, we met up with Kate, a friend of mine from U.N.T. She had been studying in Brno, Czech, this semester, so she was somewhat familiar with Prague. She brought along her friend from Latvia. All-in-all, our first day was sunny and clear, and we were able to see many sights. We started off with the Castle and Cathed...

Amsterdam. Wow. What a beautiful city. The canals are everywhere. Bert and I rented bikes and have been pedaling around sightseeing. In every corner there is another surprise. Yesterday we rode around practically the entire day, hitting a couple of museums, the Asian district, and the Red Light district. Today, we rode around a bit more, stopping at a flea market on the north side. They had many booths with people selling second-hand items. Think outdoor thrift s...

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Amsterdam. Wow. What a beautiful city. The canals are everywhere. Bert and I rented bikes and have been pedaling around sightseeing. In every corner there is another surprise. Yesterday we rode around practically the entire day, hitting...