Wow, I've had a long couple of days. I've been travelling for 28 hours, but now I am here in Venice and it is absolutely beautiful.
Here's the story in a nutshell - On the train to Prague I ran into a girl that I met in Seattle once at Annie's 21st birthday party. It was totally random and it worked out that she was with a school group, so I had like 40 Americans to hang out with in Prague. We got there, it turns out that Czech Republic doesn't honor my Eurail pass and I had to pay extra. I was confused on my stop and stayed on when everyone else got off. Nobody at the stop I got off at could speak English, or they were just choosing to ignore me, so it took me 3 hours to work my way by train back to the stop I was supposed to get off at. By that point I just decided that the Czech Republic just wasn't for me so I got back on the train and headed to Vienna. I had to spend the night in the Vienna train station on a metal bench with metal arm rails, and caught the early morning train to Venice. 26 hours of travel isn't bad.
It was totally worth it this morning when I saw some of the south Austrian countryside from the train, some of the most beautiful I have ever seen. I regret not staying in that country, I will have to try to make time for it again someday. For now I am going to head south to Florence and see how I like it there. Maybe I can hang out for a while, explore around the city, learn some Italian and get a little work done.
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Sorry that didn't work out for you. Although it 28 hours of travel sounds like a good time.
On a side note, you might want to check this out: http://www.learningcenter.sony.us/assets/itpd/mylo/prod/index.html
It's one of those nifty Skype phones you were talking about.
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Neat. "Mylo" looks like something that could give apple (ipod) a run for its money. And if anyone can do that, Sony certainly can.
I do remember the Austrian Alps and the ambiance of the place. Maybe I'll go with you next time. :)
(I also remember being sleepless when I saw the place, too. Maybe it was the high altitide coolness than helped wake me up, so it felt quite enjoyable:)
It sucks that the Czech republic wasnt more welcoming! It sounds like you are going to love it in Italy though. good luck!
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