Sunday 06-07 - Our training.

We checked out of the Prague Lion and started to walk to the train station in the middle of the city. It was hot again and having backpacks on didnt help. When we got there we were told that the train to Vienna (Wien) left from another station and we would have to take the metro there. So out again and down to the metro. Which is annoying because you need a ticket for your backpack as well as yourself.

Getting to the station we got our passes validated and waited for the train to arrive. This was a special trip for us. It signified an end to the hideous flying and the start of our Eurail train journeys. We sat on the platform with all the other young backpackers.



As the train pulled in everyone rushed to get on first. Like us they didnt have a seat reservation and had to find decent unreserved seats before they were all gone. We got on with them, not knowing how the system worked until some nice Americans helped us out. The first carriage we tried was full so we jumped into the next one. We found 2 free seats in one of the 6 person compartments and settled in.





The 4 hours passed quickly with a combination of sleep, Ozy and Chaucer. I have now finish the Gerenal prologue and the knights tale. Though I might take a Kafka break, being a lot easier to read then old English poetry.



We made our way to the Wombat Hostel via the tram.



It is the largest and most modern we have stayed in so far. Dinner was chicken schnitzel roll.



We went down to the bar (Wombar) and had drinks. We met some nice English and American and Australian people there. At one point there was a siren. The barman called out ´free shots at the bar´ and poured a mystery drink down everyone´s throats. Drank a bit more beer than I should have, but still had a good time.