i hit a creative rut, and that has always been a problem because of which i do not post consistently. to set things right i am going on a fast forward post, about the day in Prague (i already posted about the first 2 days ) during the easter trip in Europe. a comfortable sleep and refreshing bath later, we were down in the dinning hall waiting for the activities guide to pick us up. basic archery, shooting and paint balling were in the list, other than having to pay up close to half the remaining amount for the events i was more than eagerly waiting for this guy to turn up.
first up - archery was a let down, at least as far as the atmosphere goes. i had imagined a ground with target set some distance away, but what we got was a underground section of a casino running the formula 1 race on the tv sets, with a corner reserved for - archery for the drunkards :P. But as we progressed into the finer details of archery, the more complex and refined it looked.
shooting was taking place in some industrial area in downtown Prague, again in the underground section to reduce the noise. 3 revolers, 1 rifle with scope (sniper rifle ?), ak-47, m-16, czech version of ak-47, shot gun. several rounds later and with a score of 45 of 55, only one more event was left out. shooting was exhilarating, charged with responsibility and power and yet control was the key, something we would find out from the next event. not as dangerous as shooting, but equally scary at least when one is hit.
paint balling - guns, suits, helmet , gloves, but instead of bullets its paint pellets. after a quick fire session on the rules, we had a old dilapidated factory all for ourselves and it was ‘game on’ from there on. after close to 3 hours of playing in different team configurations and options, we closed of with me and ramesh having a one on one. it all ended with each other shooting at each other without any pellets in stock.
after some in-car sight seeing and walking around the river banks, we started our journey to Budapest. with a few noticeably funny moments sprinkled in between, coming next.
