As I sat there for almost an hour in an outskirt area in Prague for a bus to Terezin a memorial for Jews and POWs who died being held prisoners in a fortress prison by Nazi regime, suddenly it hit me. Where I have reached- both figurativly as well as practically. There I was, all alone in an erstwhile communist country going to a Nazi prison. Always interested in World War-II era I had always wanted to go and see remenants of that past time. And here I was finally doing a part of it. I realized sitting there that I did not mind being alone on this journey. I was at peace.
This was also my first trip alone in a long time outside my current city and I was filled with apprehension if I would enjoy but this place (Prague) offered so much that my solo journey was fulfilling. This trip has helped me in breaking a barrier that I cannot enjoy traveling alone. This is not to say that I would not like company-traveling with someone be it with your special someone or like-minded friends is always good.
All in all Prague will remain special. A couple of times when people noticed I was alone and during course of conversation came to know that I was from India they would be surprised and comment that "its a long journey to be undertaken alone". I would just smile but in my head my reply would be "you bet this has been a long journey indeed"!
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