I am currently in Prague, Cz and this country has so much history. I have pictures of the entire city from the balcony of the Prague Castle. St Vitus' Cathedral was the most impressive site in the city. The architecture was extremely detailed to the last square inch and could not be duplicated at today's labor standards. The torture chamber and armor hallway were cool. I was the only one while i was in the shooting line to hit the target with the cross bow (i know.. im the man). St George's Bascilica was neat (mom will love the pics).

Starpmestske namesti is in old town square and has the coolest clock I have ever seen (puts back to the future to shame). I also had to check out Karlova lazne (Prague's biggest nightclub) because I had to see what all the Hype was about (pretty packed for a Monday). Its 5 stories with the craziest dance theme rooms. I felt like Q-Bert in one room because the entire floor was color changing tiles and the walls were painted flat white, you can imagine after a few Czech beers some people would have a hard time dancing.

Im headed to the All Colors Theatre (black light theater) for some traditional Czech theatrical genre performance tonight. Its a non verbal performance and is suppose to be the best show in Prague (and all for $250 crown (Czech money), or $12 euro (Amsterdam & Berlin thus far), $16 usd. I was nieve and didnt understand the currency before arriving so i got taken for about $25 usd from a cab. He charged me 400 crown and I didnt know any better (im new at this changing currency and crooked people combo) so I paid him. It seemed fair because when I made an ATM withdrawal the max on the screen was 10,000 crown. in usa and berlin the max withdrawal was $200 euro/ dollars on the prompt screen so i assumed the same applied. And with 10,000 beind 200 on my eyes it seemed about fair. And assume always makes an ass out of you and me (get it) so never assume.

My only complaint is the infrastructure. The city is built so if you make a wrong turn at one intersection you have to go all the way back to the beginning to correct it, or take a detour thats twice as long. its the most difficult place to navigate that i have been and without using a map (navigating by landmarks). Even with a map the street intersections are so abstract and poorly posted plus there are tunnels and streets with the same name that lead different directions. I have probably walked a total of 15 extra miles in detours (on cobble stone roads) so thank goodness for great shoes! I am currently at the laundry mat doing my first load of laundry on the trip and they have a computer for customers so I posted this update for whoever is watching and I planned my next few days.

Tomorrow I am off to the Moravian Karst Region of the Czech republic. I will more than likely be staying in Brno, Cz tomorrow night, then I take an early morning train to Blansko, Cz and a 8k hike to the entrance of the Skalnu Minz for a guided tour of limestone caves. They have eroded over thousands of years and are suppose to be dramatic caves. Besides, its right on my way to Slovakia (my next planned stop) and I figured I have no other set plans so I might as well be adventurous (i hear its really cheap in Brno, Cz too which means I might have my own Hotel room for the 1st time (its suppose to cost $140 crown.. ten bucks) ... Na Shiedanou for now!