Prague

I've been in Prague for a few days now, but it's a good thing that I head to Slovakia tomorrow, cause I don't think my body could handle much more time here. The food is really good but very fatty and heavy, and Czech's seem to drink more beer than water (actually, I've been told that Czechs down 137 litres of beer per person per year, which is the most in the world). They have a good reason to drink so much though, cause Czech beer really is excellent, and it's also quite cheap compared to most things here. In terms of looks, Prague's a beautiful city, it kinda feels like you're walking around in the middle of a postcard or a storybook or something: there's heaps of old buildings and squares and courtyards, and a nice castle and some old bridges and a cathedral. The general feel of the city is quite relaxed compared to other places that I've been, and everthing's very clean, but there are some parts of town that are almost unbearable cause of the amount of tourists. Yesterday I went walking through the Old Town, and across a famous old bridge that leads up to the castle, but a couple of hours of crowds was enough for me, so I went and found a piece of forest that ran across one side of the river, where I then spent a couple of relaxing, tourist-free hours walking randomly along little forest paths. It's been nice to see one of the world's famous cities, and I've really enjoyed catching up with friends that live here (special thanks to Alenka for hosting me); my next stop is Bratislava, where I'm heading tomorrow afternoon, and from there I'll head west to France...