And now for something completely different...
It's....
I made it! A snowstorm, two flights and the wonderful sound of the lady in front of me vomiting repeatedly, and I have arrived well-rested and ready for action. Screw first class. If you want to fly in luxury, book the Swiss Air flight from ORD to Zurich on a Tuesday and get a seat in the middle towards the back of the plane. I had four seats to myself, which, when all tilted back make the most comfortable cocoon bed you've ever slept in. Top that with my signature drug cocktail I've named "sleepytime" (for vague and esoteric reasons), and you'll sleep better than you would in your own bed. All in all it was definitely a step up from the house of horror that was flying out of Tokyo. Picture sailing through a hurricane in a caricature of a plane (google Japanese capsule hotels and you'll get an idea of what the ANA engineers were going for). BUT all that is irrelevant because...
Prague! I had completely forgotten how magical this city is. I spent the day revisiting all my favorite places. It looks so familiar and yet so different under the winter sun. "Winter" by the way, is hilarious here. I walked around most of the day with nothing but jeans and a hoody while the rest of the populace (who clearly didn't just come from Chicago) were bundled up in their finest polar vortex gear. That's a bit of an exaggeration but here's something that isn't: if it was -20 in Chicago a few weeks ago then it was 65 degrees warmer today in Prague. #math.
And here I thought ''February and 'Happiness' were antonyms. Look at that. Prague is turing my worldview upside-down already.
It's wonderful to be back in Europe again but there isn't much more to say at this point. I will leave you with the only picture I remembered to take today - The Vltava river with Prague Castle in the background. I will try to get better at this. Na Shledanou.
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