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Prague

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I arrived here in Prague yesterday and booked into this hostel. I spent most of the day trying to sort out how to replace my missing documents after the theft, but eventually I managed to get out into Prague.

I walked down to the side of the river and followed it towards Charles Bridge. As I walked down there was a small orchestra playing on a little island in the river, the sound carried quite far along the river and created a really nice atmosphere. I carried on to the bridge and went over it. I had an all you can eat buffet and then had a few drinks in Jo’s Cellar Bar, a really nice bar with lots a character.

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After a few drinks I decided to walk through the city, I saw some bats flying around in the streets which was cool, then decided to find a geocache before heading back to the hostel. I am adding pictures to the facebook page as I write this.

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Today I’m going to drive to Auschwitz, if I get there early enough I’ll do the tour, if not I’ll camp there and do the tour tomorrow. After Auschwitz its off to Krakow and then down into Slovakia.

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Amsterdam to Prague

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Ok, so I left Amsterdam a couple of days ago and drove through Germany. I went almost the whole way using the autobahn system. Really great riding, the roads are wide with really gentle curves lined with, what I thought were, Red Oak trees. I drove out near to Hanover and turned off into the countryside and found a field to camp in.

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Yesterday I got back on the autobahn and set off towards Berlin. I travelled around Berlin a bit, took some pictures and then set off south towards Czech Republic. Just before the border I turned off into some more fields to find a camping spot.

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This morning I woke up to find my tent had attracted some unwanted guests, not thieves this time but slugs. There were about 30 slugs all over the tent and, although it hadn’t rained, the tent was wet on the side not facing the sun. I packed up most of my stuff and turned the wet side of the tent to face the sun. While I waited for it to dry I climbed up onto like a big highchair. I have seen these all over Germany in each field, not sure of their actual use. Once I had dried and packed everything I set off towards Prague. The roads had been really nice all the way through Germany and they improved as I got into Czech Republic. Basically the roads were the same but the Red Oak trees had been replaced with mountains, a lake and lots of nice looking villages.

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I just arrived in Prague, saw a hostel which advertised how cheap it was and got a room. Also they charge in Euro and I’m all out of Euro. Luckily I had 16 Euro in my pocket and they let me pay that as a discount rate. Now I’m going to get a shower, get changed and wander around the city for a while.

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Leaving Amsterdam

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Ok, I’ve stayed in Amsterdam for 3 days and 2 nights. This Evening I’m leaving and heading through Germany towards Berlin. I may be without internet for the next few days but possibly will be able to get on in Prague or Bratislava.

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I’ve added some pictures to the facebook group. Now got 100 likes for the facebook page. Wonder how many we can get it up to.

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First night in Amsterdam.

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My first night in Amsterdam was great. After I had changed all my passwords and bought a camera I was ready to come back and check in to the hostel. I had a shower and headed out to a bar.

The first bar I went in I bought a Guinness and thought about my missing stuff, I moved on to another bar and got another Guinness. This is where I met a Polish guy who was working in Amsterdam. He walked in and sat down, asked the barman for some ‘good beer’ and three shots of vodka. The Barman poured him a Guinness and the three shots were for him, me and the Barman. The Barman refused his as he was working. I started talking to the Polish guy and told him about the missing stuff. He said that I should have the other shot. It turned out that Guinness wasn’t the good beer he had been looking for so after we had finished our drinks he moved on and I ordered another.

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While I was drinking my pint I was joined, at the bar, by a Turkish guy. We started talking and after we had finished our drinks we went out for a smoke. The rest of the night was awesome and for some reason walking around Amsterdam felt like walking round a modern equivalent of a pirate port. Groups of different people from different parts of the world, wandering around merry on their own particular choice of intoxicant. Boats moving along through the canals with loud music and people dancing. A really awesome night, walked back to the hostel after a circuit or two of the red light district.

The Turkish guy had recently been in Bratislava and recommended that I go there on a weekend. I checked my remaining places to visit and would imagine that I will be in Bratislava next weekend. The only negative point is that all the places I’m visiting will be more alive on weekends, but I don’t have the time or money to just go for a weekend out in each city. Although that would be fun.

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While I was out last night I thought I should get a cheap net book, so this morning I got the metro over to an electrical superstore and picked up this tiny computer. I’ll have to make sure I hide this one away in secure places.