What an experience....you can really sense the difference in the trains and stations as you leave Germany and enter into the former Soviet Empire.....the Czech Republic.......
Along the way, we heard many stories and warnings about crime....lots of scams and pickpockets. When we got to the train station at midnight is was very, very scary ...... the only thing we wanted to do was grab a cab and get to the Hilton...of course we warned that the Taxi's will rip you off also...so we were told to be careful of the taxi and to get a quote for the ride first.....we still got ripped off.....
It is so stupid to rip off tourists.....they are biting the hand that feeds them...Ignorant assholes.
We arrived at the Hilton around 1am...we were starving...so we headed for the 24h snack shop in the Hilton....were we thought we would be safe from the tourist rip-offs.....but to our surprise we really got robbed and ate $22 club sandwich.
Thank goodness we found an awesome Thai restaurant and Thai massage parlor the next day...I needed a good massage after sitting on the train for (6) hours.....the biggest surprise so far has been the Hilton Sauna / Steam baths are co-ed....and nude.....Young guys and girls have no problem walking in and laying down completely nude....it has been quite a (enjoyable) culture shock that has made up for the petty rip-offs!
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