The Adventure Begins!

Well we made it and we're here in Prague! It's been a great start to what should be an amazing adventure.


Yesterady morning I arrived at Heathrow where Ethan was waiting for me "Love Actually"-style. We had some time to kill waiting for Tina, so we acquainted ourselves with Heathrow's many tunnels and passageways. The Brits sure have a knack for making their airport complicated! Fortunately, Tina showed up right on time and completed the team. After some more Heathrow-exploring, it was off to Prague!

We got in at around 10pm and someone from the Hostel met us at the airport and drove us into town. The city is gorgous and our living arrangements are awesome. Mad props go to Tina for finding this gem. We have our own room with three beds, a bathroom and even a mini-kitchen! Just about anything you would want to see is within walking distance. Walking around prague is a little bit like walking in a Disney animation. There are picturesques castles and buildings everywhere. Photos forthcoming!

Today we explored the castle and cathedral. The day was a whirlwind of stained glass, tourists, 10th century art and architecture, along with some elegant gardens and creepy dungeons and turture devices thrown in for good measure. Tina really likes the "Spanish boot." Wikipedia it.


I've had a lot of fun meeting fellow travellers so far. On the flight from Denver to O'Hare I sat next to a lovely second-year medical student from Pueblo who is just starting her rotations in Chicago. She studied medical school in England and got to do a lot of travelling between exams. Sounds like the good life. Talking to her was especially reassuring-- there are others out there besides grad students who have opted to continue on with school for a ridiculously long amont of time.

Everyone has been friendly and excited to hear about our trip. I sat next to a giant British Jujitsu wrestler on the flight to London. He showed me pictures of his most recent fight-- they looked like something out of WWF wrestling. He even got a big silver belt, just like in the movies. I asked him what he does with such a big belt, and he says he puts it with the others in a big trophy rack at home. This seems reasonable enough. He was a fun character to sit next to, and in between quoting Bible-verses, he liked to try to sit in empty isle seats until he was told that they were already taken.

Finally, on the flight to Prague I was especially excited to sit next to a fellow Harvard student. This young junior just finished 40 days in Finland and Switzerland writing for Let's Go Europe, which sounds like the most awesome job of all time! She ison her way to vist family in Prague and she speaks Czech! She gave me some good tips for Boston and hopefully she will join us sightseeing in Prague.

My internal clock is going a little haywire-- but it seems to be the norm of the group. We all had fun staring at the ceiling wide-awake at around 5AM this morning. Right about now Tina and I are ready to fall over. Ethan of course is as chipper as ever.

Tomorrow we are off to see the Jewish part of town and I'm cooking up a wicked-awesome itinerary. Check back for more updates!!

Talk to you later!