Czech Republic and Austria Trip.. the beginning

Prague

A few days before this trip started, few events made me realize how easily some friendships could break down in the absence of proper communication.   If my emotional side had succeeded, this trip might have never seen the glimpse of reality. But, thankfully, logic and common sense prevailed along with the tinge of stubbornness. So what the plans had to be remodeled, so what the stops had to be rearranged … the show(in this case, my journey) was ready to begin and there was no time or need for delinquency. Lest this post gets mired by the unfortunate events that led to this strange beginning, I end this paragraph with a mental note that bears a cautionary warning to myself against any miscommunication between friends in future.

Not often at the start of my journeys, do I get ready on time. But this time, I was ready well before the time of departure from my room. I know it doesn’t sound something extraordinary if not seen in light of the facts that most of my earlier trips had always found themselves in a state of unpredictability at the starting point. Let’s see it more graphically… imagine that a guy has only 20 minutes to catch a train but out of those 20 mins, 18 minutes are required to reach railway station and 3 additional minutes are required to withdraw money from ATM. Throw in the random event of ATM machines breaking down just at that very moment when that guy inserts his ATM card. Numbers don’t add up you see… it is highly unlikely that guy will be able to catch the train. But he does reach the station 30 seconds before train’s doors close and climbs  around 30 steps of stairs (damn escalator is not working so early in the morning) and just manages to squeeze in before doors kiss each other. These events have the bad habit of turning up every time in similar fashion (although in different combinations) when I go out. Now you know why I was so happy when I got ready on time.

To be continued….