i woke up at 7:30 to catch my train back to Prague. no problems there. i was back in Prague by early afternoon. i threw a Frisbee with a friend and had a nice dinner at his place. we topped off the day by watching some films. and that was the end of a very long journey.
highlights:
Vilnius, Riga, Tallinn – cities (and countries) undergoing spectacular changes stuffed into the period of a few decades. it’s a phenomenal thing to see.
Krakow – an extraordinarily beautiful city with great people. plus, there was a guy playing G’N’R’s “Don’t Cry” on a violin and singing off key, which was naturally very amusing.
Helsinki – a very attractive city with great art museums.
Copenhagen – free bikes and a beautiful and seemingly satisfied culture.
Berlin – a fun time with a lot of history, especially recent history.
lowlights:
Warsaw – disappointingly unengaging. whitewashing the past with paint and providing only memorials doesn’t make for a particularly interesting experience. i’ve heard the club scene there is great, but i didn’t really see it.
Stockholm – a very large city. too large for walking. great museums though (especially the Vasa Museum). i definitely need to give it more time in the future to remedy my inevitably flawed impression.
Posted by iain at September 5, 2005 01:55 PM