This should have been a photo of lyds and I on a warm train, in the very-early-morning hours of December 27th, on our way to Salzburg. In reality, it is a photo of lyds and I on the coldest bus ever, in the evening-to-late hours of December 28th, on our way to Prague. Once we found out how expensive the train to salzburg and then the train out of salzburg was going to cost, we changed our plans. So we extended our Vienna trip almost two days and headed to Prague a day earlier than we had originally planned....thus saving us over 150 euros. 
Once in Prague we got to meet up with friends from Hungary, like Mem, which was really great. 
And lyds and I were finally able to be in a photo together instead of just one of us... having that third friend to take the picture is oh so useful! And Prague was FREEZING! I think that was the coldest i had ever been. I wanted to rip my hands and feet off they burned so bad. And, when walking around, I would start to internally panic about when i could get inside somewhere again. Ha! Good old Florida upbringing didnt prepare me for the frozen burn of no mittens and thin socks. Lyds parents came in town on the 30th. It was nice to be around parents for a bit.... even though they weren't mine. And on the 31st, Lyds and I went to the Charles Bridge. It is the typical tourist thing to do. We had heard it is crazy and people shoot fireworks off everywhere, so naturally, we wanted to go. It was crowded and people did shoot fireworks off everywhere.... off the bridge, into the sky, into the crowds, etc... Supposedly, New Years Eve fireworks are only from locals. And since there are no laws or regulations, they are going off whereever. So, on the bridge, people were humming the white stripes - 7 nation army - yeah, we didn't get it either. and we moshed. bc the people move like a current and you just go with the flow. and giggled, and hugs and kisses on the cheek from strangers as we counted down the last moments of 2008, and celebrated the start of 2009. Then, we ran into our friend, Cat, had a beer, and went home.
And after all this time lyds and i have had together... months of being together everyday... we decided we are so grateful for our friendship, that seems to defy the normal tendencies of girl friendships. It is a blessing that we have had no conflict at all, and that we still like each other and laugh our way through these travels.
Finally... January 1st, in Prague, is when the city puts on their firework display. 6 pm. Much more family friendly. Lyds had left with her parents to go to Germany, but i was hoping that one of the 7 people i knew in Prague at the moment would want to go and see the fireworks, but no one did. I was thinking i should go alone and then thinking how i just cant seem to be one of those people that does stuff alone and how thats kind of lame of me, but since I am that way, I should just head to the train station and back to Ostrava. So i was supposed to take tram 9 to hlavni n.d.....i looked at the board and it was coming in a minute...i looked up and a tram was coming, its super full but i shoved in....clearly assuming it was the 9 because of time. But it was so full i was pushed against the door and couldnt see the info. So finally it started getting less crowded and i could move to see the board and i saw that Hlavni was never on the tram stop options. So i looked up and yup..im on the 12. not the 9. I have never ever done that. SO i was like great. Ill get off at the next stop and look at the sign and get on one that will take me somewhere where there is a metro because i knew how to get there from any metro. The next morning my holiday came to an end as i headed back to "home" and picked up the life i left in Ostrava.
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