Prahaland

So this post is a week late, but I've just been so lazy in the past week that I haven't done it yet.

My little weekend jetset to Prague felt more like one big day than a weekend. First off, our flight there was at 8 am out of the god forsaken Charleroi airport. Charleroi is about a 45 min drive south of actual Brussels. My solution to this problem was to stay up all night in downtown Brussels and then get on a bus to the airport around 5 am. Let's just say it was quite an adventure through the Portuguese quarter of Brussels.

Upon arrival in Prague, I met up with my friends, Jon and Ari, with whom I was staying and immediately took a two hour nap in lieu of the walking tour we were supposed to take. Thankfully, my boys took me on an even better tour around the next day and I didn't have to deal with Asian tourists.

Speaking of Asian tourists, they are the one and only thing that stay the same in every city I have ever been to. You might be bummin because you're in a foreign city that doesn't sell your favorite soda and then BOOM a taste of home in the form of a yellow-skinned hoard reminds you that you are never far from civilization.

Jon and Ari were the most gracious hosts, cooking us authentic Czech food, showing us around the city, and letting me crash on their couch which was actually the most comfortable pull out I've ever witnessed. We went out a discotheque both nights I was there. From the restaurants to the shops to the nightclubs, Czech people were extremely friendly and good natured, a lot also spoke English. In reality, they were just happy and relieved to get away from Communism.

Back to the discotheque, this was first real nightclub experience in Europe. I heard that they were basically hot sweaty dark rooms where everyone rages until 6 am to intense light shows and house music. That was pretty much true. Didn't go til 6 am but had a great time nonetheless. Other amazing discoveries in Prague were fried cheese, cabbage, "borchuk" (a delicious mulled wine), and these twisty cinnamon things.

I'm beginning to realize that weekend after weekend of jetsetting around Europe is going to leave me shattered. O well. No one ever said "I wish I slept more while I was abroad". Prague was really so amazing though. Unfortunately, I didn't bring my camera when we were doing touristy things. Lucky for you, I loved it so much that I will be returning at the end of October and I'll make sure to take some pictures.