Czech Please

Ahh this is the life… It seems that way too much holidaying has got in the way of my blogging commitments.

So where was I… Cheap beer, hot women and a strong objection to incorporating vegetables into any meal. Sounds like the dream Aussie BBQ really. Prague´s got it going on! Pour this highly palatable cocktail into a compact, walkable city centre filled with stunning ye olde architecture and shazzzzam!!

On the touristy stuff front… The Old Town and river area were stunning and the Charles Bridge, Castle and astronomical clock all lived up to my lofty expectations. Although with such a long history involving many regions, rulers, clans and religious groups that I´m not familiar with, some tales from yesteryear were a bit wasted on me.

A classic scene etched in my mind that typifies the local vibe… With time to fill waiting for a bus to Kutna Hora (a small town an hour out of Prague) I jump at the chance to guzzle some more cheap larger, and find my self a pub about 10m from the bus station (genious!). On my second pint I start studying the room. For 11:50am the place is pretty busy, with 14 men and one women (who´s pulling beers of course). Everyone´s guzzling 0.5 litre pints of Urquell and smoking like chimneys. In the time Im there the bar chick polishes off a schnitzel , half a kransky looking thing, two cigarettes and a pint… no salad, sauce, no fucking around, just down to business – that´s lunch! This seems a pretty typical scene away from the bustling tourist areas. The whole country´s on the Aitkins diet and they don´t even know it! And no Czech Republic cabbage doesn’t count, not even if you pickle the shit!

In summary, Prague´s rad, get on board. Medieval gothic architecture and tales with a dash of pagan influence were a welcome twist after the UK sites and stories.