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It’s been over a month since I returned home from the Czech Republic. It’s been a rather drastic change for me and I have to say that I miss Prague a lot. One of the first major differences I was confronted with coming home was volume. I first encountered this in Frankfurt, when I was
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It figures…

I leave Prague in six hours and now it starts snowing…
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Freebird

Earlier this week, it hit me that I leave Europe on the 17th. Which is next week. Kind of scary. I still need to get over to Prague Castle. I’m a bad tourist. But in my defense, I knew I’d be here for four months, so I spaced out my tourism. This past week has
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Random Things

The outlets here look like this. Which means that if you have a power transformer, chances are you will need an extension, which is easily bought at Tesco Google is your friend. Google EarthI hope to be posting my Google Earth Prague file when I get back, which will let you see where everything that
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The Response Post

In order to respond to the various comments left, I bring you The Response Post
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Croatia

The Trip to Croatia
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Big Plans make for Busy Days

The trip to Croatia was amazing. Drove down to Zagreb, then to Plitvice Lakes National Park and then a drive down the coast of the Adriatic (including about 5 miles through Bosnia) to Dubrovnik. Fifteen and a half hour drive from Dubrovnik to Prague on Sunday. But more to come on that at a later
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Big plans

The next couple of weeks should be really fun. I’m leaving tomorrow morning for a road trip to Croatia. I’m not entirely sure what the travel plans are, but I am putting my trust in my traveling companions. I’m just glad to have the opportunity to drive along the sea. I miss the open water
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Always check your tickets

Hypothetical Situation: I am on my way down to Italy. Having enjoyed the first leg of my journey from Prague to Vienna, I am looking forward to some well deserved rest from Vienna to Rome in my reserved bed in the sleeper car. I get inside the car and find my reserved bed occupied by
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Placeholder for a post to be written tomorrow

Always make sure you double-check the information on your tickets.
Especially the dates.
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Balconies and wardrobes

My roommate Jeff and I have a balcony. However, our balcony has been terribly under utilized. This is due, in part, to the fact that despite being blessed with one of the only usable balconies in the building, we are also cursed with quite possibly the smallest room in the building, with the exception of
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Tesco…

With the drop in temperature, I realize that I should have packed warmer clothing. Before I came here, I had one picture in my head about weather in the Czech Republic. This one: Snow. Year round. Lots of it.
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It’s starting to get cold in the land of the Czechs

Coming into this experience, I thought that I would be travelling around Europe as much as possible while I was here. I thought that every other weekend would mean another set of stamps in my passport. For some of the people that I live with, this is quite true. But I’ve found that I really
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Weekend in Milevsko

Sunset in Milevsko
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Day to Day Life

In response to Abe’s comment I thought it might be a good idea to write about my routines, now that I have them. I usually write my posts sitting either inside or outside of Kava Kava Kava, an internet cafè right in the middle of the city. I found out about it from a post
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First Impressions

My first impressions of Prague
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The Inaugural Post in the PragueBlogue

The view from the building where my classes are held. I’ve been in Prague nearly a month now and it is beginning to feel like home. I have my psuedo-routines, my usual places to go for coffee, beer, lunch and dinner, my working understanding of the puplic transportation system and a barely passing knowledge of
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