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Czech Republic

Prague, Czech Republic, Part Two: A Towering Legacy and the Shadow of Communism

I woke up at about 08:08. For some reason, I had looked up the five towns of Prague: the Old Town, the Lesser Town, the New Town, the Prague Castle District and the Jewish Quarter. The weather at 10:35 was 22° C, which was the high for the day. There was rain in the forecast; […]

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Canada

Vancouver, British Columbia, Part Two: Bridges, Stairs, Bears, and Swiss Cable Cars

Day 2 (Thursday, June 22, 2023): Bridges My second day in British Columbia was much more intriguing than the first. I woke up around 05:15 with a very intense urge to urinate. After I did that, I realised that I did not want to fall back asleep, so I began researching how to get to […]

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Part One: A Day with Stanley and the Queen

Day 1 (Wednesday, June 21st, 2023): After a six hour stopover in Salt Lake City, with an additional one hour delay, I landed in the city of Vancouver, Canada at 00:01. Two minutes later, I received a text from my cell phone carrier saying, “Welcome to Canada!”. It took me about 15 minutes to unboard, […]