PRAGUE...Jealous?

hey guys,
have to be super quick as usual. travelling has made using the internet a luxury! but never the less, i will give you guys a good update of what i'm doing and to reassure you i am still alive and having a ball!
me, paul and em have made our way down to the beautiful city of Prague. i'll have to say i enjoyed Berlin more cos it just had so much to offer, and prague is a little boring - BUT! you just can't hate prague because it is so beautiful and nothing like you will ever see elsewhere! i can understand why people fall in love with it. we went on a walking tour and covered most of the city - the city is actually quite small compared to other european cities. and we also went up to prague castle. look it up on the net it is simply spectacular! we learnt a little about the history, however the whole communism, revolutions etc was a little confusing as there is centuries of history to be told. but a very interesting fact i found was that the city it divided into 3 by religion, time and revolution. there is a jewish part that is completely separate from the rest, and it is very interesting and full of culture and what do you know?... that's where the city cemetary is! of course. the jewish people really hard it hard in the past couple of hundred years! but all in all, the city is divided into the 'new city', the 'old city' and the 'gothic city'. prague, to descibe it best, is really gothic meets baroq. but the truly amazing fact of it all, is that the gothic city is UNDERNEATH the other 2 cities. basically over time, and revolution, the old and new cities were built ON TOP of the gothic city. we got to experience all cities - i must say my favourite is the gothic city. Me, paul and em, and a few fellow travellers that we have met along the way and have become quite close friends, went to a live jazz bar last night in the gothic city - so underground. the music was amazing and the feel to the place was like nothing i had ever experienced, and the fact that we were in a room that was over 1000 years old was pretty awesome. we had a really great night. Czech Republic is such an interesting place. it feels like a hidden treasure, having their very distinct language, culture and history, it feels quite isolated, like its a place that is no where in the world, kinda reminds me of the hidden paradise from the movie 'the beach'. a well kept secret. also, it is very spiritual - very astrological - the town clock is in the zodiac code and the like the astrological chart. you'd have to see the photos to see what i mean. i have unfortunatley not been able to pick up any of the language because it is fair to say it is the most difficult language on this planet! but for anyone thinking of coming to prague, it is a must in life! you will never see such intriguing beauty. but let me inform you, it is not a place for shopping! me and the girls hit the town for some good old shopping. Prague is actually 'Bohemia' so i thought i would get some really awesome and interesting boho items, but no! there is an abundance of bohemian crystals, and lots of souvenier shops, but no shopping! none! and most people think that czeck republic is cheap cos they're not on the euro, so the CZ Krown is 14 to 1 aus dollar, but the cost of things is realllllllllly expensive! we were really shocked. but despite which, beer is cheaper than water here, hence why we have been hitting the bars. but paul is adament that is purely educational, he's tried like over 50 different kinds of beer! i think Em has found out that this trip is actually the european beer tour.
there is much to be said about this place, but as i said i am really on a limit here. i hope you are all enjoying reading about my travels! i will put up all the photos soon - they are amazing so they are sure to impress. i just dont have access to uploading the photos. but i'm back in london on saturday for my uni exams. i then have a job interview which is offering realllllly good pay so i'm not gonna miss this one. i think i'll work for about 3 months, save as much as i can, and then recommence my travells. here is a rundown of my travel plans: from mid august, i will be spending anywhere from 3 to 7 days in each of these places in this order: from london to Bath and stonehenge, to Birmingham - seeing my old house and school! i'll get photos. then up to Edinborough for 3 days, off to Ireland for the Shamrocker for 5 days, back to london for a bit, then going to do the Balkan Treck going from Croatia through to Montenagro and Instanbul for about 5 days over my birthday! woohoo! then back to london for about a week to set me up for my massive travelling....then flying back over to pargue for a night, heading down to Cesky Krumlov for a bit, over to Vienna in Austria, through salzburg to Munich (fun fun) then down to Luternbrunnen in Switzerland (adventure capital - going paragliding or something! woohoo!) then heading down the the south of France in Nice for a couple of days, heading over to Italy to do the 3 day adventure, then across to the Greek Islands, island hopping for 9 days!!! then back to Nice to go to St Tropez for a boat cruize, then through Avignon to Barcelona for about a week, down to Valencia for a day, hopping over toIbiza for a few days, back to Valencia and up to Madrid, then over to San Sebastian for a couple of nights, then travelling through Bordeaux and Tours in France up to PARIS for a good week! then over to Bruges in Belgium, then off to Amsterdam for about 5 days, then back to london for a bit to pack and whatnot, then all the way over to Thailand and Cambodia for 24 days!!! then i'll be home sweet home! Jealous?
so, i have alot planned. i write another blog about my spiritual journey - i have learnt alot here and i am really finding myself. and another bonus, my weight has stabilised so i am less worried about coming back emaciated - so not to worry dad!
love you all so much and i hope you are all happy and healthy!
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