in the middle of july, my family and I took a vacation. more specifically, however, we visited Frankfurt, Jena, Dresden, and Kandern in Germany, Prague, Czech Republic, and Strasbourg, France.
what I learned: Germany is really environmentally progressive; this is inspiring. countless long walks on cobblestone ground is beautiful but ultimately painful with scoliosis. Skoda, the Czech car, has a really great logo that from afar looks like that of the Boston Celtics. in general, the food in Germany and Prague is not to die for, but that does not lessen my positive perception of the areas.
what I disliked: before the trip, I was most excited for Prague, CR. and it is incredibly beautiful, with all the great landscapes, views, castles, historic buildings, etc. but there were so many acres of potentially great marketplaces that were instead used entirely on tourism. now, mind you, I don't immediately glare at the idea of tourism because I understand that many countries and regions gain a large percentage of GDP from tourism. but all these large outdoor plazas seemed to take over the entire city (Prague is much much smaller than I expected). door-to-door souvenir shops and caricature artists where all over the streets, everywhere. it put a bit of a damper on the experience, but once I got out of that cesspool all was good.
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