Itinerary

April 2009

15th: Depart DEN (Amy)
16th: Arrive Prague (Amy), Depart DFW (Stacie), Prague
17th: Arrive Prague (Stacie), Prague
18th: Prague
19th: Prague
20th: Vienna
21th: Vienna
22th: Budapest
23th: Budapest
24th: Budapest
25th: Depart Budapest (Stacie & Amy), Paris (Amy), Arrive DFW/Arrive DEN
26th: Rest

16 April 2009

Plaster?

This afternoon I stopped into a shop in Vysehrad park to check out the wares. Shortly after being greeted in Czech by the shopkeeper, I hear him mumbling something in pain just outside the back door. Next thing I know he is sitting at the desk with a small white box in hand and saying something about plaster. I'm thinking plaster... really? He looks at me and says "in UK you say plaster." (Seems he thought I was from the UK). After closer inspection of the box, I looked at him and replied "in the states we say band aid!"

My Journey to Praha

We departed ATL a little over an hour behind schedule due to an oil issue with the aircraft; however, once that was checked out and resolved we were on our way. I do enjoy the perks that come with flying business class across the pond - the continuous offerings of food and wine, good selection of music and movies, and the new duvet like blankets.
I enjoyed meeting and chatting with my seatmate, Diana from NC, who is giving a presentation in Prague today. I also had the pleasure of striking up a conversation (some might call it flirting) with Stephan from Vienna and his friends/business partners Peter and Martin. Hope to hear from/meet up with Stephan in Vienna next week, if not before.
Due to the delay out of ATL, we arrived in PRG this morning about an hour behind schedule. Adrian, my driver, was waiting for me as promised in the arrivals hall. I felt a bit car sick (okay, it was actually a bit more than car sick...) while riding in the backseat of the Peugeot mini-van; however, I arrived safely at the Lida about 40 minutes later. I'm grateful to Peter, Jan's (the owner) son for taking the time to provide information about Praha, public transport, neighborhoods, must see sites, and dining options. All this while I enjoyed a pot of green tea and some delicious bread. Going to head upstairs to unpack.
It's a beautiful Spring day today... planning to walk to Vysehrad to the park and go to Josefina for dinner. Cheers!