Checking in from Czech
This has been one long day. In fact, it has been two long day. I started my day Thursday waking up in he arms of my girlfriend. yah! Unfortunately, I had toget up and get packed for my trip to Prague, Republic of Czech. I haven't thought of a good code name for her, but my girlfriend is so wonderful. Not only did she volunteer to drive me to the airport, she actually parked the car and came in with me so I wouldn't have to sit for two hours by myself.
I wasn't able to fall asleep on the plane. Guy next to me, Jeff, did not need to get up once during the trip. for an antsy guy like me, that was a ordeal. I need to stretch my legs but didn't want to bother him each time, so I usually sat there festering. And to top it off, when we land, he went through the trouble to make sure I got to my connecting flight terminal. Dammit, how can you not like someone like that!
One time that I did get up, I tried to use the lavoritory and a flight attendant told me that since I wasn't in business class, I had to use this other one (with a longer line). I was tempted to do a bit about how Austria would be the outermost suburb of Nazi Germany if it wasn't for America but considered that was insensative and George Bush has long since damaged that card. The funny thing is, just before it was my turn in the long line, the FA said I could now use the BC lavority. I guess it was a time range thing.
My luggage did not follow me to Prague from Vianna. Given the size of the plane, i'm not surprise. I really thought I
was gonna be asked to either 1) help load the luggage, 2) take the wheel for 20 minutes while the pilot used the bathroom, or 3) help wash and wax upon landing.
My room was not ready when I arrived. Apparently checkout is noon and since I got here before 1pm they were not ready for me. I would have been fine if someone had told me...oh i don't know, when i booked the freakin hotel.
So while I've been up for almost 24 hours, I 'm gonna try and push through it and go to the Marathon Expo now. I want to get that out of the way before I crash and sleep the sleep of the dead.
Observations
Currency: They prefer crowns here. They will take Euros and in some places British Pounds. In most places they will resist the urge to laugh uncontrollably if you offer them American Dollars.
Smoking: A lot of Europeans smoke. It's a given, like most humans breathe oxygen. However, most Europeans seem to realize its a disgusting habit and they do their best to stand away from the crowd or hold their cigarette in a manner such to alleviate smoke. Most do anyway.
Music: You haven't heard Bryant Adam's "Everything I do" until you've heard it in Czech. Or Don't Stop Believing sung in English, but by an apparent local Czech band.
Language: Czech stems from Slavic but with a Germanic influence. Some of the words are very similar to Polish, so I've been doing my best to try and sound like a Pole on Holiday butchering the Czech language instead of an American on vacation butchering the Czech language.
