Prague

Wow, what a place!

As you are walking around Prague, it feels like you're in Epcot Center. Everything is SO scenic and historical, it seems planned. We spent a lot of time just walking around, looking in shops and hitting all of the main attractions. Prague has everything from REALLY upscale shopping (think Rolex, Versace and Zegna) to tons of little toursit shops (think trinkets, pashminas and beer mugs). So, of course, we bought trinkets, pashminas and beer mugs!

There were tons of tourists and the weather was almost too hot (almost). We did not find that the people were very nice. Believe it or not, the French were down right cordial compared to some of the waiters and bartenders we ran into. Food and drink is very inexpensive but on the rise we are told. Just a few years ago, one of Kelli's coworkers spent about 40 USD on his whole trip, including lodging. Our tour of the city cost 40 EUR so times they are a changin'...

The highlight was probably the cathedrals. These pictures are nothing. You WILL get goosebumps as you walk in. They use a great deal of gold in everything, the real deal, not paint!

Food was good. Czech food is Goulash, dumplings and vegetables. We ate at a lot of cafes and sat down for only one meal at night (Italian). The Czech Republic is also where Pilsner beer comes from (We drove past Pilzen on the way in). Their main beer is Budweiser (Budwar). Apparently, Anheuser-Busch stole the name and the brewing style to create the "King of Beers". The real thing is much more bitter and a darker yellow than American Bud. Czech out (sorry) the vomitorium in the pictures below, apparently Czechs don't "know when to say when"...

Hello also to Cat and Clyde (as well as 'Mr. Letterman')! We are looking forward to hooking up around Wine Festival Time.

Take care all,

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