Prague, Czech Republic

From Albania I flew back to Frankfurt, Germany with the whole group of students. Walking into that airport was the strangest feeling, it wasn’t until that moment that I really realized how different Albania had been. I went into the whole situation being very open minded and expecting things to be uncomfortable, shocking, or just plain weird, and things in Albania were all of those but until I was able to step away and look back I couldn’t see how crazy it was. Just being in the airport in Germany was so refreshing. The cleanliness and orderliness was something that I had not had for two months. There was about four hours from when we landed in Frankfurt until everyone left for home. One of the things I missed most in Albania was Mexican food. They happened to have a Mexican place in the airport so a few of us sat down and I got my fix. I said goodbye to the people that I had been living with everyday day for the last three months and went and jumped on a train to Prague with Ben, Ashley, Nicky, and Greg. I started talking with this guy on the train who was from Omaha, Nebraska. He had just finished serving with the National Guard over in Iraq and was backpacking around Europe for a few months. He had been traveling with a friend but was now traveling alone. Once we got to Prague he joined us on a search to find a hostel. My first hostel experience was a good one! After dropping our bags in a room with three sets of bunk beds, which was perfect for us, I went down to the reception area which has a small bar, white walls covered in messages left by travelers from all over the world, and half a dozen tables with people from every part of the world sitting around drinking beer, playing cards, and sharing stories. I stayed down there talking with people and just hanging out till 5:30 in the morning. If you have been following my blog you would realize that at this point I still haven’t had a real night sleep since Tuesday and now it is 5:30 AM on Sunday! Once I finally woke up the next morning we walked to the town center and hung out in downtown Prague all day. We went shopping and sat in cafes drinking hot cocoa, eating crepes, and playing chess, it was exactly what I needed after being in Albania. The next few days were basically the same, hanging out in the hostel at night and walking around town during the day. The weather was cold and snowing but it made the city look beautiful. Of all the places I have been so far Prague was one of my favorite, I will definitely come back here.
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