Travelogue: Bohemia

So finally here's the first travelogue post. I was already on the road for about two weeks when I had the glorious idea to take notes, but fortunately I'm snapping photos all the time. They're a good memory aid.

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Fun with Czech

Czech - not only is it dolled up with áll kíndš of fůnný střeakš, it also might sound pretty hard to pronounce if you're not used to Slavic languages. So for the ultimate experience here's ten Czech tongue twisters, kindly read to you (and translated) by a native speaker. Feel free to try it yourself!

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Prague at Night and Day: A World City Awakens

The Wenceslas Monument at Wenceslas Square. Mouseover oder tapping to switch on the light!

Yup, that's him.

What to do when you're arriving late at night in Prague and none of the hostels even got a free spare bed for you? Just stay awake. When daytime's rush is over, most oft he typical tourists are sleeping and just a few cheerful night owls are around: That's the perfect time to explore such a city and its landmarks. After that you can calmly observe its awakening in the morning. A good idea, really. In retrospect I'm actually glad I didn't find a place to sleep.

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Shopping in Czechia

Today: A post about getting your rations in Czechia spiced up with a little price comparison to Germany. I'm surprised myself that it's possilbe to write about this topic.

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Bones

Second day and I'm ending up in a tomb already.

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And here I go.

Well then, I'll be cycling around for a while from now on and on the road I'll be blogging about it. First day's over already and there's nothing special to report yet, but there has to be some kind of introduction post I guess. Here it is. 

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Knocking Down the Maypole

Ah, right, that was something I still wanted to write before the cycling begins. Well then, finally here's the third post of the Lusatia series. Today there's even traditional clothing and dancing!

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