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May 28, 1997

London 
June 3, 1997

Paris 
June 4, 1997

Amsterdam June 9, 1997

Prague 
June 15, 1997 

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June 21, 1997

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June 27, 1997

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July 19, 1997

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July 30, 1997
 

Hello friends and family, 

Well I'm back in Prague. Many of you probably do not even 
know I left. Here is the story: On June 15, Jo and I switched 
hostels. The hostel we were staying in was not very close to 
the center and had no aesthetic value (think communistic 
functionalism). We found another hostel that had just 
opened for the Summer. It was on a small island accessible 

by one of the bridges that cross the river here in 
Prague. We checked it out and it seemed ok. The 
rooms  (there were only 2) were converted gyms that 
held about fifty people each. The hostel was having a 
special  since they had just opened. They charged us 280 
Krones for  two nights. That's roughly $4.00 a night. 

    That night we went out with the Australian pilot to a 
dinner at another "typical Czech restaurant." The 
restaurant had a nice patio set up in front and a very 
dark and smoky indoor restaurant. We chose to sit outside. 
We looked at the menu that was posted outside and it 
looked reasonable. On our table was a smaller menu in a 
Plexiglas  stand. There were only a few choices so we asked 
for the other  menu. "No" we were told. That menu is only 
for people who eat inside. The waitress was not very customer 
oriented. We went ahead and ordered our meals. I ordered 
some sort of beef dish. The Australian, Tom, ordered goulash. 
His portion was so small he had to order a second one! I also 
ordered a coke. The price was 7 Krones. When the bill 
came the waitress charged me for three. She said that in 
the menu one coke was 11 dl. (some sort of obscure 
measurement, I guess.) The glass was she brought me was 
33 dl. Thus, I needed to pay for three. Now, in all fairness, 
the total amounted to less than a dollar, but it still angered 
me.  Everyone says you will be ripped off in Prague, 
hopefully that will be my only experience.