On the way to Istanbul: A bit of Prague and Budapest
Since I haven't travelled around much in 2015, I wanted to seize the opportunity of a few off-days between christmas and New Years at least. Egypt or Canaryan Islands were too expensive and inconvenient to get too, so I decided against flying into warmer weather. By chance I found a cheap train ticket to Budapest, figured out that lay-overs are possible and booked a night in Prague on the way. A bit of city sightseeing, history and Eastern Europe which I haven't been to yet :) Christmas spent with the family was obligatory but I left on 26th of December by night train already. I imagined the train somewhat empty on this date but turned out I just got a seat on the IC train to Prague. Thus sleeping became uncomfortable, additionally it was quite cold in the train. Anyways, after the sunrise the last part of the ride became truly scenic alongside the Elbe river. I sat next to the window and just relaxed myself listening to music and reviewing a long and eventful year. I arrive