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Etrangere ([personal profile] salinea) wrote2004-07-20 05:23 pm

Back from Prague

Yeap, that's it, vacations over...

Prague is a lovely city. I spent a very fun and enjoyable five days there. We did lots of visiting, and lots, lots, lots of walking (actually I'm starting to get worried about my feet, seems like I start aching from standing up more than a few minutes way too easily), saw lots of beautiful buildings and made many silly jokes.
The trip was made with friends from the old A song of ice and fire board and Storm's End board, which all happen to be europeans. Most of them I had met already when they came to Paris last year. Of course, this time, being part of the travellers staying at the hotel, I got to know them better than then. All of them were very nice and cool person, and I loved spending time with them. We discussed the books ofcourse, but more than anything we talked about cultures, history, geography and differences between our countrie. I learnt an awful lots about Norway, of all things, because our resident Viking Jostein was verty talkative and rather gifted about it. There was also two Germans, Fabian and Korbinian, one Austrian, Maia B is a Letvonian living in Austria, a Polish, and Padraig was our Irishman (thought we did joke a lot about him being brittish, to his great dismay). Jana, herself from Prague did join us a few times when her work allowed her to.
Too bad some of the people who I met in Paris last year couldn't come. Like [livejournal.com profile] generalblossom, Anna and Joris. But we did send them postcards ;)
I do hope ot meet them all again next year in Glasgow. Or sooner if something can be organized.





Fabian, Korbinian and me in front of the Prague Museum and main avenue in Prague.



Ensemble picture in a restaurant. The beautiful girl on the left is Jana, then Fabian, Jonstein, Michel, me, Korbinian and Wolfgang.



After climbing the thousands of stairs leading to the top of the tower in the cathedral next to Prague Castle, we were rather tired.



Down in the catacombe of the same Cathedrale... I hadn't recovered yet.



But it was a very pretty cathedral. Probably the best thing to see in Prague, along with the old Jewish synagogua and old Jewish cemetary and Charles Bridge. Too bad it was crowded with tourists.



Group picture in front of the cathedrale from the outside. The other girl here is Maia.



Everyone was looking at the person taking the picture except Fabian and I, la la la, wonder why...

[identity profile] halcyon-libra.livejournal.com 2004-07-20 09:17 am (UTC)(link)
Yay pictures!! You're very pretty. n_n<3<3 And OMG, that cathedral is gorgeous. Sounds like you had a very fun time. ^^
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[identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 03:59 am (UTC)(link)
haha, thank you ! Yes I had, but it's also good to be back ^_^

[identity profile] iichan.livejournal.com 2004-07-20 09:45 am (UTC)(link)
Glad to hear you enjoyed your vacation! ^^ Told you Prague is wonderful. *laughs* (and it's great to see what you look like~ :P)

Wow, it would be interesting if LJ-using european CLAMP/X fans got together like that... I like that idea. XD
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[identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yes, you did and were totally right !

Hum, a Euro-Clampers meeting would be extra nice yes. If enough people have the money / time. I'm a bit afraid too many people on the fandom are slightly on the young side to be able to do it, dunno ?

[identity profile] iichan.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I thought of that. ._. It probably couldn't work out because of these problems.

[identity profile] shisakura.livejournal.com 2004-07-20 10:36 am (UTC)(link)
Hee~ That looks like a lot of fun ^.^ Welcome back~
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[identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 04:01 am (UTC)(link)
Thank you !

[identity profile] yumeminouta.livejournal.com 2004-07-20 12:34 pm (UTC)(link)
You're so beautiful! And everything looks so elegant. o_o Wow... I'm happy to hear that you had a great time. ^__^
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[identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 04:03 am (UTC)(link)
lol ! you think so ? *looks doubtful*
And yes, everything was very beautiful. Not only the old main building, but ever just any edifice in the street were often very pretty, coloured and baroque and all.

[identity profile] fivestarlunatic.livejournal.com 2004-07-20 08:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Welcome back! Wow. That Cathedral is amazing. There aren't neatly enough pretty buildings around... [/Ooh, shiny mode]

^_^ I'm glad you had a good time!
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[identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 04:04 am (UTC)(link)
Thanks !
Yeap old buildings is one of the neat thing in living in Europe ^^
All this history... well lots of it is bloody of course...

[identity profile] scarletgeryon.livejournal.com 2004-07-20 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
oh my god...i envy you...ohhhhhhhh i envy you

i'm taking czech this fall. hopefully i'll go to prague sometime this year
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[identity profile] etrangere.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 04:06 am (UTC)(link)
Hehe... oh you're taking to learn Czech ? Cool ! Looked like a very difficult language to poor old me :) but hopefully you'll be able to visit Prague soon !

Oh, thanks for the photos!

[identity profile] generalblossom.livejournal.com 2004-07-21 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
Oh, I want to go to Glasgow next year, or any other meeting if possible. I am so envious here, I wanted to see you guys and Prague seemed so gorgeous. But moneywise, it was pretty difficult to make it possible, I had some ten days off with a sort of family vacation, lots cheaper if not so much fun. But I am already saving for Glasgow you will be glad to know. Glad you guys had fun and hope you tortured Pod for me :)