Goodbye Prague! Hi Greece!

Well.. I really like Prague. Went to the Old Town yesterday and earlier today and did bulk of my souvenir buying. So I am now a happy happy girl, with a heavier luggage though. Went to the Bone Chapel on Sunday. And surprisingly, it kinda slipped my mind that I had visited it before when I first came to Prague about 5 years ago with VJChoir. I mean I had the feeling I had been there, but it wasn't confirmed until I stepped in and saw them again. Weird huh? Maybe I just chose to repress some memories.

But Prague did bring back memories. Old Town Square - although they didn't have the stalls in the square - The stalls are located along another street now. Even the glass ornaments didn't change much - I saw the glass globe, flower and bird I got the last time I went. The springy wooden ornament and the flapping parrot as well. Then I remember walking along Wencescles Square, the hot dog stands. And of course the metro stations were still the same. Only difference is it is summer this time around.

So Prague was nice to walk around - I like winding through the side streets, popping into shops and looking at the stuff they offer. And I think the blown glass ornaments are very pretty.

Ok... so now, I am spending my the last few hours I have in Prague, using the internet, courtesy of my hostel, Plus Prague Hostel. It's pretty good with decently clean and big enough rooms, nice reception staff.

It's 4.45pm now. My flight to Athens is in 7 hours. Yeah... I'm flying into Greece at the wee hours of the morning, following which I have to psych myself up for an overnight ferry ride the following night to Crete, the largest island (and the most South I think). Well.. at least I know the experience of staying up to rush papers will aid me with coping with the lack of sleep. :)

Tomorrow will spend a relatively easy day in Athens - planning a bus tour before heading to the port to wait for my boat to Crete - Rethimon to be precise. And since I don't exactly look forward to lugging my 17kg (or thereabout) luggage to Crete, I will be be rid of it pretty soon as I plan to leave it with a luggage storage service at the Athens airport - will only be bringing a small bag to Crete.

I guess my luggage is the only dampener on the whole trip. I can lug it around pretty fine, but at the same time, it is annoying and tiring. Well... just have to move it 3 more times. (once to Prague airport, the second time to Venice, and the last one back to St Gallen). I do get rid of stuff, but at the same time, I do my souvenir shopping which adds weight to it.

Well, I did get tougher on this trip, learnt how to be more independent, learnt how to navigate better with maps, being more willing to try new things and made me a better planner. At the end of the day, this whole exchange has stretched my boundaries - made me do things I never thought I would be able to do. And the best part is I'm having fun throughout! :)