Shaina's Travel Blog

now where did i leave off, oh yes berlin...and the shite talkin punk rockers on the s-bahn. well, we ignored them and went to a few clubs. We emerged from the last club around 8am, when the sun had risen, and the birds were singing. We had met some mexicans who were renting and apartment in berlin and we went to their place and on the way some how picked up a wandering irishmen...well, when we got to the apartment, immediately fell asleep in a corner..but awoke to the wandering irisman talking very loudly to dara aka deirdra...and if it's family reading this...you all know how cranky i can be when im woken from my slumber...well, hit the irishman in the head and yelled at him to leave because he was being incredibly loud. He finally left...and we were able to get some rest for about an hour...when i decided i would head back with dara to the hostel...because we had to meet my friend peter at 1230pm to bring our stuff to his dormroom. so we got about an hour of sleep, packed up...and went to the dorm where peter got a room for us. we site see'd all day...reichstag, berlin wall, checkpoint charlie, big park, all kinds of things...and then had an early night. I think in all we spent about 3 nights in berlin and were ready to head out to praha...THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CITY IN THE WORLD!!!
We got to Praha and checked into a cool hostel, "THe Clown and Bard" where there was a wonderful little bar downstairs. THe first night we played fingers in the middle, play with your diddle with a group of english bloakes we met in the bar...jamie drank christmas wine that peter had given me and went to bed. Dara and i went to the largest club in eastern europe and i danced all night. The next day we went to the mucha museum and wensislaus square. And the next day we went on a walking tour of praha and saw the palace, oldest synagogue in europe, the jewish cemetary, kafka's house, the theatre where mozart premiered don giovani, and the old square. it was a lot of fun. later that evening we went to the national opera and saw tiaokovsky's "The Queen of Spades". we stayed an extra day to try and see the Chaple of All Saints...but we got on the wrong train...and missed it! well, there's always next time! because i definately plan on going back! it is really just amazing, the vibe, energy, people, architecture whic is just so ART NOUVEU!!! (inside joke for Dara and Jamie)
Well, Dara and Jamie headed back to western europe, and i proceeded further east back under the iron curtain. I went to budapest and at a western bacon cheeseburger at TGI Friday's and spent the day in the park and explored the palace. Budapest is also a beautiful city that i would like to spend more time in. Then i was off to Bucharest where i met to english bloaks and we explored the city together and had some great conversations. I have to say, one of the best reasons to travel is all the interesting people you meet. And from all over the world, its a lot of fun.
In Bucharest, we went to the People's Palace which is the 3rd largest building in the world, built in the 1980s and basically caused a famine in romania because Caesscau must've had a really small penis because obvisouly the People's Palace is one of the biggest examples of compensation ever! It's pretty horendous actually. Every single person in Romania was required to contribute to the construction of it. But i also saw the balcony Caeccesscau gave his last speech before the people had their revenge and hung him and his wife....
Well, now im back in bulgaria...and that was my trip in a nutshell...i will post again soon