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Running Around Prague: Boys vs. Girls
And now comes race day for the boys! We had decided to meet in the lobby and leave by 8:30. The race started at 9:00, and we wanted to see the boys off. We got breakfast upstairs in the executive lounge (I have swanky friends!) as we got up and moving around—and I don’t just…
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Lost in Prague!
After another Bratislava breakfast of sheep’s cheese toast and coffee at Shtoor, I headed back to the hostel for my luggage and walked to the train station. The people in the train station were much more helpful in Slovakia than in the other train stations I’d passed through during this trip, so I had no problem finding my…
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Day Trip to Devin Castle
Originally published 14 May 2012. Time to figure out the Bratislavan public transportation systems! Now, where’s that bus station? Today’s mission: Devin Castle ruins, about 20 minutes from the city center. I was really confused about the buses at first, and I don’t think I did everything right as far as my tickets were concerned, but…
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Bratislava 101
Originally published 13 May 2012. It’s Bratislava tour time! Be Free Tours gives several free walking tours each day in Bratislava, all with a different theme. I chose the general history tour to get an overview of this city I knew next to nothing about. Our guide was Timmy from Australia, and in addition to…
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Night Train to Bratislava!
Originally published 12 May 2012. So, we don’t really use trains very much in the States. Where I grew up, trains were Thomas the Tank Engine and something people used in the 1800s to get across the country—not something people use as an alternative to driving or flying! I’ve ridden trains before in Japan and…
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One more day in Krakow!
Originally published 11 May 1012. So, now we’ve come to our last day in Krakow. I do not want to leave yet, but I know more awaits me in the next city! So I have to confess, I think I basically messed this day up, but I had a good time anyway! I definitely need…
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Schindler’s Factory and Polish Cookin’
Originally published on 10 May 2012. Well, if I didn’t get enough touring in yesterday, I needed to go to the Schindler’s Factory Museum. But first, breakfast time! I went to this place called Coffee Heaven, which sounds like a wonderful, magical place, but it’s totally not! I got scolded for trying to take a…
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Krakow’s Jewish Ghetto Tour
Originally published on 9 May 2012. There was an hour or so for a break between the Krakow City Tour and the Jewish History Tour, which I spent just walking around and exploring–and getting lost and meeting a cute American who’s studying here to be a doctor who kindly brought me back to the square!–then…
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Krakow History Tour!
Originally published on 9 May 2012. The fun is only beginning! The company is Free Walking Tours Krakow, and the guides are licensed, local experts. I feel confident calling them experts because they’ve all had to take a rigorous 8-month course all about the historical significance of Poland, the politics of the country, and just all…
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The Knife Incident
Originally published 9 May 2012. The first day in Krakow was exhausting, but exhilarating! I literally walked from 7:30 am to 7:30 pm, with no sitting down till supper time First up, breakfast! My hostel was pretty much awful (I won’t go into all that, but I’m now in a hotel and MUCH happier with this…
