I am in Prague. Hurrah!

After leaving Falun, I headed towards Malmö, but a fire on the railway forced the train to stop in Lund. I then took two buses to Malmö and consequently missed my train from Copenhagen. The staff member in Malmö would not provide a hotel voucher because I lacked a reservation, even though I had tried twice that day to make one and the Swedish system could not connect to the Danish system. I met a woman from Berkeley who was very nice. She had a reservation, so she received a hotel room.

I caught another bus to Copenhagen but didn’t feel like spending the night in a hostel, so I found an internet cafe and played games all night: ten hours in total. I drank plenty of water but developed a rash on my hands, feet, arms, and sides. It was very strange, and I suspected an allergic reaction to medicine I had received in Falun.

I returned to the railway station and, at about 8:00 in the morning, caught a train to Munich. The journey took all day, after which I bought a ticket to Prague. At the station, I saw a friend I had first met in Ios and then encountered again in Ancona. Chaotic! We chatted for a while, and I told her I was going to Prague. She was speaking with some women from the United States who were also going there. They had reserved places in a sleeper compartment, with six people packed into a small room with small beds. I had no reservation.

I boarded the train and found a compartment with six seats, three on each side. I fell asleep, and because the train was almost empty, nobody else entered the room. I woke only twice, once for customs and once for the ticket inspection.

I arrived in Prague and found the hotel at about 10:30 in the morning. I waited for a while and took a short nap. At 5:00, I went to the railway station to meet Ana, but she had been unable to board her train. I returned at 9:00, but she still was not there because of problems with her passport. I was disappointed and went back to the hotel for an early night.

The next morning, I returned to the station at 10:00, this time without a rose, but she was still absent. I decided to stop postponing my sightseeing and began exploring alone. I visited a château across the river that also served as a museum. It was beautiful.

I hurried back to the station at 3:00 to meet Ana, but once again she did not step off the train. Now thoroughly discouraged, I went to an internet cafe to check whether she was all right. When I came back outside, she was there in front of the station, looking sad but beautiful. We returned to the hotel and sat together for a while, then went out to see a few sights, including the theatre and opera house. Afterwards, we returned to the hotel and fell asleep.

The next day, we spent about seven hours wandering through the city. We saw several towers and cathedrals and reached the beginning of another beautiful neighbourhood. The Old Town Square was amazing. On the way back, we saw the astronomical clock strike the hour and watched its figures perform. We returned to the hotel and stayed up for a while.

The following day, we went downtown again and it began to rain. We had food from the grocery store, so everything was all right. After wandering for a while, we reached Charles Bridge. We crossed it and saw people playing instruments near the bridge tower. We walked some more, stopped to eat, and climbed to Prague Castle. From there, we could see the rest of the city and even a rainbow. Then we came home. Ana shaved my left cheek, and now I am about to go to bed. Goodnight, farewell, and I will write again later!