Turkey?

So this week isn't exactly going according to how I'd imagined. But it's ok, because I'm improvising and hopefully have made it all work out. I originally had planned to go to France to see Liz for Thanksgiving and my birthday, but the French train systems (in addition to most workers in the country) are on strike, the cheapest plane ticket was 750 euros (well over $1000), and the fastest bus could get me there by Saturday. Yeah, that can't happen.

So then I found a cheap flight to Barcelona, and decided to just hit the road (er....air) and go there for a few days. I bet the weather is nicer and warmer, and it would be a good place to relax and a pretty city to see. So I went through the process to purchase the plane ticket, but for some reason Ryanair wouldn't accept my credit card. It kept telling me I had a typo somewhere or I had selected the wrong thing, but I tried about 10 separate times and everything was exactly correct, so I have no idea what the problem is. But basically, that meant no Barcelona and no other Ryanair flights because I couldn't buy the ticket.

That left me with the option of just trains, and just traveling east or south (to avoid traveling through France). I remembered that I won't be going to Prague with my parents after all, and it's only 2 hours away, so that's the easiest option for a last-minute trip (literally planned the night before and day-of).

So there it is. I leave shortly, and I am very excited because I've heard it is a gorgeous city. I'm not too keen on spending Thanksgiving and my birthday by myself, but I'd rather travel than stay in Dresden another weekend - especially when I am very quickly running out of time to travel. I'll thank myself later, and I'll be sure to treat myself nice while I'm there.

(I will have my computer and the hostel has free wifi, so check back for updates and stuff, and that means I'll be contact-able).

Happy Thanksgiving to all! Eat some turkey for me!