Central Europe is being dogged by bad weather… Rain has been a constant threat for the last few days and in Prague, things have been no different… When it isn’t raining, it is cold, with the temperature dropping down into single figures by the late afternoon…
Frankly speaking, I can do without this kind of weather… I’d rather be far away from it… Give me the boiling hot sun any day… This confirms in my mind why I will never be able to live in Europe, as beautiful as it is…
I decided not to bother doing the “tourist thing”, and remained holed up in the flat, preparing routes for the next few weeks and researching the conditions I could expect in the Middle East and South East Asia…
The gloomy weather, coupled with my recent experiences at Auschwitz, had combined to put me in a bit of a “funk”… I still felt a bit numbed by what I had seen there and my mind kept drifting back to the camps… I wrote the two posts which covered my visit to them and struggled through the experience all over again while I did so…
Watching me pacing around the flat, Rudla finally suggested I take the train into Central Prague and walk around the main square to clear my head… A gap in the weather had seen the sun shine through, and I thought I might as well take advantage of this…
The weather was fine to begin with, but then clouds rolled back in, and as I wandered around, half heartedly interested in my surroundings, I decided that I was wasting time out there, and headed back to the apartment, barely two hours after having left, and that was the total amount of time I spent in Prague itself…
I had too much on my mind… All I wanted to do was ride… And keep riding…
Yes, Prague is a beautiful city… But you have to be “there” to enjoy it, and I wasn’t “there”… Not in mind anyway…
And I just wasn’t interested…
GBWT 2010
Sensing the disinterest … no captions to the photos …
Don’t open yourself up to regret. Grab a local and ask them where the best place is to eat. Sit outside a nightclub and people-watch. You may never see Prague again – it would be a real pity to not see it while you are there.
In saying that, I do understand the emptiness post-Auschwitz. Commit it to memory as an experience so that it stops clouding your days. Go well and stay safe !
Mark always says the right things – I agree, just get into the vibe of the city and lend yourself to the new experiences in Prague – this will also help file the thoughts about Auschwitz and bring more happy memories to the surface!!!!
Remember the GOOD people you have met during this part of your journey and know that there are many more like them still to come.
Love and miss you madly
BIG kisses
K
I know what you mean about ‘just wanting to ride’. Once the throttle is twisted everything just blurs into a smile, instantly feeling better about life in general… I’ve used this to cope with many a situation before. Keep up the good work Gypsy Biker!
Thanks for the good advice Guys… Prague is VERY far behind me….!! I have been through Vienna in Austria, Bratislava in Slovakia, and am now in Budapest, Hungary… Getting visas for Iran and Pakistan….!! I gotta ride Dudes… Get the “Mojo” back…!!