REVIVIVED, Prague

6512-7512 Ok, well im on another dialogue, and we are expected to do this again, so 'ere we go. this is the Communism and Post-Communism in Europe dialogue, so far, things are better organized then my previous experiences, which is neither here nor there, but Harlow knows what he is doing, it will be real cool to see all this stuff again with someone who knows what they're talking about so far all we really have done is travel. Frankfurt airport was as big as it always is, and once again our flight was moved to a gate on the other side of the airport, though no delays and no one got lost. We got a brief walk around, a local, who also lives in Massachusetts (is she a local anymore then?) pointed out good cafes and pubs and restaurants for eating and fun having, we ate lunch at some place with john legend? or davy jones, or someone ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lennon_Wall ), they died, and a wall was filled with graffiti proclaiming Czech love for the guy. the lunch was a sandwich, and i added a Pilsner Urquell, it was from a bottle, and onle a 330ml, and waaaay overpriced as seeing the prices of draft beer elsewhere, anyways, walked away from lunch including a beer for exactly 10USD, no southern european 2.50USD lunches, but still inexpensive. we then had dinner at a Monastic Brewery, with probably far more history than we were given, if you are interested http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strahov_Monastery the food was fantastic, and the beer was also awesome, i had the Amber Lager, and the IPA, both of which produced merely 25 meters from where i sat. this monastery was also at the top of a very big hill, full of fancy gardens and greenspace in the middle of the old part of Prague, think Central Park, at 30+ grade, the monastery, had a commanding view of the city.

everyone is pretty beat, by the end of this post i will have decided whether i will wander around and find a place to hang out, or crawl in bed. the bed, isnt great but the place we are staying is far-and-away better than Belgrade was, besides the 40 degree Fahrenheit difference, we have more space, and a refrigerator, which is great, because foodstuffs (read: beer) is very inexpensive, and can be appreciated when cooler. shower is also not confusing and scary, we are staying at the long-term dorms for visitors of the Charles University Conservatory of Music, my afternoon nap was eased into my day through listening to someone practice classical violin solos across the courtyard. once we start going on tours and classes and whatnot, i will have notes to inform all of my avid readers what it is i am up to. youll have to wait till tomorrow to hear about what i ent up doing tonight (i gotta keep you coming back)