Where there's a will. . . there's a way!

I am going to Berlin!! While I did miss the first bus, and lost around $100. . I was able to finagle a second trip! There are actually 5 weekends in May. While last weekend was a bust, I still had this weekend free. Two other girls from the trip were interested in going this weekend. . and I was able to convince them to buy my bus ticket if I paid for the hotel rooms. My hotel points really came in handy!

We still have the last week of the trip free. Another girl and I are planning to head to Dublin, Ireland. Plane tickets from Prague are only like $100. I wish the US had the same philosophy on travel.

Since I returned from Egypt I have had a weird cough. It feels like an asthma attack. . but I never really had asthma. Anyway, I decided that I should go to the 'drogorie' to purchase some cough medicine. We walked in, and the first thing I noticed was that all of the 'drugs' were behind glass. You cannot simply walk through the store and grab what you need. You must go to the counter and explain your ailment. I think you could also show a prescription from your doctor, but otherwise privacy be damned! The woman asked in Czech what I needed. I coughed a little and she got the picture. She asked me if the medicine should be sweet tasting. I told her I didn't care. She handed me a very small bottle and told me to take 30 drops.

What kind of cough medicine requires drops!?! Basically, you put the drops into some kind of beverage. I find it very unpleasant. Maybe because I'm American, but 30 drops does not seem like nearly enough! Also, I like cough medicine to be thick, and coat the throat all the way down to the lungs. . this stuff is rather thin. . and just tastes like crap!