I arrived at the Golden Sickle Hostel around dinner time. Mark and I quickly exchanged some euros for Czech koruna, the local currency here. One US dollar equals 15 Korunas. Beers are about 50 Korunas and a good sit-down restaurant is around 200 korunas. After dinner I start showering and Mark jumps on the computer [...]

To take full advantage of our train passes, Mark and I decide to stop and make a day trip to Dresden on our way to Prague. Dresden is nicknamed the Florence of the Elbe. It is lively with art and there seems to be museums everywhere. We didn’t really know much about Dresden so we [...]