On the Ground in Prague
On Tuesday, July 4, I left Greenville. After layovers in Atlanta and Duesseldorf I finally stepped off the plane in Prague at about 10:30am local time.
The dorm I will be living in is a straight shot from the airport. It’s right off the main road into town, so I was able to save a lot of money using mass transit rather than taxi. I’m a couple days early for my program, but the school is letting me rent the dorm room I will be staying in for these few nights. I deposited my bags in my room, glad that I won’t be carrying them again for almost a month.
The rest of my first day was devoted to getting my bearings. I attempted to get a International Student ID, but the offfice was closed. I roamed a couple grocery stores to get a feel for the cooking situation, bought water, took my first ride on a tram, and visited a park.
It felt pretty hot today. Not long after I arrived in town a truck drove by spraying a fine mist into the air. The only explanation I could come up with was that it was to cool the city. A couple guys ran out into the mist to enjoy it, even if that wasn’t the intent.
July 13th, 2006 at 11:23 am
[…] Earlier I posted about the trucks I’ve seen driving around Prague spraying a mist of water. It turns out that those trucks are primarily used to keep the tram rails cool. When it hits a certain temperature in Prague they use the trucks to insure that the tracks don’t expand too much. The first truck I saw was not driving above the rails as the others I’ve seen have been doing. […]