Day 22 – Train to Prague – Thursday June 14th

We woke up very early to get to the train station in time for our 7:10am travel time. The hotel was kind enough to leave us breakfast in baggies. The train was not air-conditioned again, but the windows opened this time, so we did alright. I sat with Nick, Sam, Drew, and Rob. The train, during the course of the 6 hour ride, split into two parts, with one part leaving for Prague and the other for Vienna. Two of our students were asleep on the wrong part of the train at the wrong time. Luckily, they had their tickets and passports with them, so they made a daytrip out of the experience.

We arrived at the hotel, only to find out it was the hotel from Mission Impossible. Also, it had a beautiful dining room that was the original inspiration for the dining room on the Titanic. The one on the sinking ship was much larger of course, but it was still similarly beautiful here at the hotel. The hotel was beautiful, but the halls were so long and cavernous, it felt very much like we were at the hotel from The Shining.

The guys and I headed for lunch at a place recommended by Dr. Bob. You would think I had ordered some medieval dish, but the pork ribs I ordered were huge and proudly displayed on a slab of wood. We just sat and ate and drank at the restaurant for several hours. Upon our return, we got ready for a free dinner in the famous dining room. I had the lamb and the Vienna chocolate cake.

Afterwards, we just headed out and went to several bars before calling it a night. We had a good time though.