12/31/2010

We got all packed up and made our way to the train station early this morning with enough time for one last hostel breakfast. We had planned to take the bus but on New Years Eve traveling back to Cesky Krumlov is a sold out affair. The train trip was a rather simple transition through with little lay over. I spent time taking photos in the train with the Nikon for a more purposeful and specific investigation of facial features.
Our arrival at the train station was met with an encounter with an individual who was quite confused as to which country he was really from. As far as an incident is was minor however it did elevate my anger level and it causes me to wonder: if your actions do not in fact cause the fear and intimidation you meant to occur then what do you really intend to happen? It is unfortunate that one can not walk side by side to discuss an event after the fact. You only have your angels and devils feuding over what you think the outcome might have been.
The rest of the afternoon was spent making sure that what did happen at Christmas didn’t happen again for New Years- Doh! I mean to say the rest of the afternoon was spent repeating the same steps as before! The one difference this time was our ace in the hole. She goes by the name of Lucie. Lucie had arranged for a reservation at the Gypsy Bar which had a cover charge, but included live music, garunteed seating and a bottle of champagne for the witching hour.
We arrived around 7ish and ordered a very reasonably priced dinner and enjoyed the Roma five piece band and were also treated to a bit of dancing. At twelve we hastily said cheers and rushed to the town square where the arsenal was being ignited! If tonight was a battle than the sky was our enemy. With a relentless sense of zeal for fireworks audience became participants and participants reloaded their arms while becoming for a moment merely an enthralled spectator. There was this rumor that the New Year’s in Praha would be simply “INSANE!” One can not judge what one cannot see, and one should never consider the unexperienced as better or worse. I will say that our New Years was a spectacular one spent, for the first time, amongst the winding streets of castle village Cesky Krumlov.