We are now in Prague.Lovely city lots of neat spires.Very busy and lots of people. Auschweitz was amazing, we took the guided tour once you get there and it is well worth it. Ryan hates tour groups but this was only 25 people and when you go to Birkenhauer you are outside so there is lots of space. Hard to imagine 1.5 million people being killed in less than 5 years. The Germans had a pretty sophisticated scam going on. But a 3.5 hour tour seemed to fly by. Then a hour long wait for the 1.5hour bus ride back to Krakow. The waiting in lines almost killed Ryan but he survived.

The saltmines were neat but a very long wait in line and then a 2 hour captive tour. You end up 134m into the mine. Lots of stairs!!!!! Interesting carvings but some of the published photos of the place capture it better, there are just too many people to really take it all in. But neat just the same.

Met some very nice people in the line for the mine. Samantha and Mike, are from England and they just finished University and are touring Asia and Europe for 6 months. Pretty impressive, I don't know if I could travel for that long with one person.

Daniel and Nicole were a couple from Switzerland (but really from Tennessee) that we met in a Vodka bar before our night train to Prague. They were great lots of tips on what to do in Prague.

Train was fine, Ryan didn't appreciate the 3 am banging of the "gustapo" to check our passports as we crossed the border. Apparently I could have slept through it all.

Once in Prague we went to the Castle and looked around. Climbed more stairs, 244 or something rediculous like that to go up one tower. I do have to say I am way more fit than lots of tourists, some people were dying when they got to the top or even before (there was a lot of panting).

About 6pm the skies opened up and we got to use the rain jackets that we have been packing around. It poured for a few hours and then we headed back to the Old Town to get dinner.

Now we are having breakfast and about to head out again. I will get some pictures up eventually.