We're baaaaaacckkk in Prague (2019#11)
Jun. 16th, 2019 07:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
geowench We've been back in Prague for about ten days, following our two week trip back home. I was NOT looking, forward to going back to OK, but I have to day, I really enjoyed being back home, and in a weird way it was like a vacation. I saw my friends, I ate a lot, I bought some clothes, and I didn't do any exercise. It was great!
Coming back was rather rough. It's a long journey - even when all goes smoothly, it's still over a 24 trip, and plus, we've both had a rather more difficult time adjusting to the time change this time. Our new apartment is quite nice, although I was rather miffed to discover that our "fully furnished" apartment did not have some basic necessities - like toilet paper. The apartment *is* fully furnished and comes with bed linens and basic kitchen neccessities, but no towels, and other basics things like soap and TP were also missing. This meant that instead of being able to clean up after our long journey, we had to immediately go back out and buy shit. Thankfully we knew just where to go and how to get there, and I had remember to bring a big shopping bag this time, so away we went to Tesco, where we bought towels and a bath mat, TP, soap, laundry detergent, and a few groceries, including the ever important coffee. We then immediately showered and were so exhausted that we napped for a few hours before getting up and going out for some dinner. Next day E went back to work, and I went back to my normal routine of working.
Physically the apartment is much more comfortable than the old place. There is a proper table for me to work at, and the couch and armchair are quite comfy. It has been very hot, and there is no AC, so I bought a fan, and manage to not overheat with the use of ice packs in the afternoon and evening. But today it is lovely and cool, which is a nice change.
Coming back was rather rough. It's a long journey - even when all goes smoothly, it's still over a 24 trip, and plus, we've both had a rather more difficult time adjusting to the time change this time. Our new apartment is quite nice, although I was rather miffed to discover that our "fully furnished" apartment did not have some basic necessities - like toilet paper. The apartment *is* fully furnished and comes with bed linens and basic kitchen neccessities, but no towels, and other basics things like soap and TP were also missing. This meant that instead of being able to clean up after our long journey, we had to immediately go back out and buy shit. Thankfully we knew just where to go and how to get there, and I had remember to bring a big shopping bag this time, so away we went to Tesco, where we bought towels and a bath mat, TP, soap, laundry detergent, and a few groceries, including the ever important coffee. We then immediately showered and were so exhausted that we napped for a few hours before getting up and going out for some dinner. Next day E went back to work, and I went back to my normal routine of working.
Physically the apartment is much more comfortable than the old place. There is a proper table for me to work at, and the couch and armchair are quite comfy. It has been very hot, and there is no AC, so I bought a fan, and manage to not overheat with the use of ice packs in the afternoon and evening. But today it is lovely and cool, which is a nice change.
E left on Friday for a week in Japan. So I am on my own. Saturday I went to a farmer's market on the Vlatava, which turned out to be quite a disappointment, although the walk along the river made up for it. Today I am not sure what I will do. I may take an Uber to and from IKEA, as there are quite a few things I'd like to get for the apartment, things that are not necessities, but would make life easier, like a toothbrush holder and some extra trash bins, and more hangars, etc. Or I may just pick them up one by one from Tesco or other places. There are a dozen small neighborhood markets within a few blocks (including one with really nice produce), of our apartment and also many nice places to eat. However, a proper grocery shop requires getting on the tram, and the Super Tesco is the easiest to get to. If I don't go to IKEA today I will make myself get out and take a walk, at the least. There is a splendid park just a few blocks away, complete with Italian renaissance fountain and water cascade, a pond, pavilions, sculptures, and artificial cave, and a wine bar.
My tummy is growling now, so I will go make myself some breakfast. I'm going to try and be better about posting more regularly, so that I have a record of our time here.
My tummy is growling now, so I will go make myself some breakfast. I'm going to try and be better about posting more regularly, so that I have a record of our time here.
