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Amsterdam New Years Eve 2006/07

Saturday, February 17th, 2007

Following a series of random circumstances, several fellow Boots were in Amsterdam for New Years Eve, among them Pete, Jenn, and good ol’ Bill. From Boston. We call him BostonBill. Bill and I have had a good run thus far. Over the past year we hung out a few times, in NYC, Chicago, and Portland. It was only logical that it would lead to an international event. In the few days prior to NYE, as people showed up, I got to play tour guide showing everybody around. Finally, all that “research” of hanging out in Amsterdam is coming to use. [read on]

BnA Partytime in London!

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

The time has come again… travel somewhere and drink with travel friends! In London this time… working my way around the world. I feel fairly unprepared, yet again, for this trip. That seems to be a theme recently, but it always works out. Ok, so I did at least book the plane ticket in advance and made a reservation at the hostel… but I didn’t even choose the hostel. Our party organizer Michelle handled that. I’m just goin with the flow. I have no clue what I’ll be doing yet during the non-party times. I’ve been to London once before… 14 years ago, with my grandmother. But that’s a good thing, because I’ve already seen most of the sights, and it’s way too bloody expensive right now to actually spend money in London! I did at least buy a nice laminated city map with the tube lines, and write down the directions to the hostel…. [read on]

Czech ya later (Har-dee Har-Har…)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
Once again, I decided to not sleep before returning home. Having to catch a 7:30 train, and not being entirely sure which station to go to (the ticket said the main station, but when I checked the schedule online, it ... [Continue reading this entry]

Pražký hrad (Prague Castle)

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006

I made plans to meet up with Francisco and Kath the next day and we'd go check out the castle (since I never actually made it inside previously...) As I was leaving, the others from my conservatory, Sofia, Robert, and ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Bone Church

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
The ossuary in the All Saints' Chapel (kapel Všech svatý) in Kutná Hora (well, actually Sedlec) is decorated in human bones. Sounds pretty strange, huh? Morbid, in fact... The story ... [Continue reading this entry]

The Missions

Tuesday, October 31st, 2006
I successfully made my way to Hostel Elf. Got a bed for 320Kc, and then got 5% off for having a student card. Woo! After dropping off my pack, I sat down on the common area couches to figure ... [Continue reading this entry]

Český Krumlov

Monday, October 30th, 2006
Went back to the castle today to do the tour, but first grabbed some breakfast at the restaurant attached to the hostel. The special was 99Kč (Hostel 99, Restaurant 99... get it?) Not quite a full English, but close... eggs, ... [Continue reading this entry]

Exploring South Bohemia, Česká Republika

Monday, October 30th, 2006
I seem to have a habit of starting my travels this way... busy. Took the 8:07 train from Amsterdam to Duisberg, a two hour trip, and had about a half hour to wait ... [Continue reading this entry]

Resolved!

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006
So, despite the problems I was having, I still really wanted to go to Prague... so I went to the train station to see if they could do anything for me. After a long time of waiting with the clerk ... [Continue reading this entry]

D’oh!

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006
So I screwed up. I have a week off starting this coming weekend. I was planning on going to Prague by train. Well, today I went to book it, and first off it was twice as expensive as it was ... [Continue reading this entry]