The sounds of shouting awoke me, at five thirty in the morning. I was not amused. At my balcony I could see the joggers, some type of bootcamp's morning workout. I tried to go back to sleep but ultimately I ended up just laying in bed until other people started getting up.
For the adventure and to rid ourselves of the boy stench, Sarah and I set out to find a laundry mat. The place we ended up going to (Andy's Laundymat) was way cooler than any laundry mat in the states. They had couches, Wi-Fi, desktop computers, and free coffee/tea! While there we met a Professor who has lived all over the world, he gave some sound advice on living outside the states.
After we returned to the hotel everyone set out to do their own exploring. Brian, Sarah and I went to a quiet courtyard cafe for lunch while the rain clouds passed over the city. Hot mead is yummy.
The herd met back up at the hotel so Sarah and Ken could get 'fancied' up for their orchestral show. (reference 'the sights of Prague...can't be unseen' for a funnier version of the regrouping)
The remainder of the herd set out to explore the city. We found a cool farmers market where we tasted Wild Boar sausage and Deer sausage. Surprisingly the boar was better than the deer. We further split into smaller groups after we left the market; Brian and I continued exploring the city for a few hours while the others headed back to the hotel.
After a brief respite at the hotel Brian and I took a little stroll down to Prague's famous cabaret and red light district, pretty damn cool place at night, not as sketchy as one might think. We saw some sights, some beautiful sights and while we still had money in hand we went back to the hotel for one last noisy sleepless night in Prague.
Lessons of the day: per the laundrymat professor, hamburgers are $35 in Singapore--wild boar is actually tasty--Prague's 'Darlings' are very pretty
Day sixteen. Plzen, Czech Republic.
While in Prague we left Tilly parked in the hotel's reccomended parking garage, when Sarah picked her up the parking cost was about $65. Heart attacks ensued. The only comfort was that we hadn't paid much for parking for the rest of the trip so it kind of evened out. With the parking pass paid, luggage packed and everyone accounted for, we got on the road and headed for Plzen, land of Pilsner beer.
Luggage was offloaded and Tilly was left in the 'on street' parking, no more expensive thermoregulated garages! Off to the Pilsner Brewery! It was a fairly short walk from the hostel. We went to the brewery's restaurant, Na Splice, it was pretty amazing. Great beer, great food, great service. Unfortunately the brew tours were closing so no tour for us.
Lessons of the day: always figure out how much parking will cost before trying to leave or else you might end up spending every last Czech coin in you possession--Pilsner makes nasty (in my opinion) pale ales, but they make some tasty dark lagers and wheat beers
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