More of my enemies
Within 10 minutes of setting our bags down, we were eating a free Beef Goulash meal cooked by the hostel, and on our way to a pub crawl. We heard that the Prague pub crawl is one the best in the world and it WAS a Satruday night, so we deccided to suck it up and go. Best decision ever. We went with a group from our hostel (4 girls from Ireland, 1 from Canada, and a guy from, of all places, Oakland). The meeting point was at a bar that is specifically for the pub crawl only, closed to the rest of the public. For 25 dollars (or 450 Crowns), we got an hour of all you can drink beer, vokda shooters, absinthe, and wine, and entry to all of the pubs and clubs we would go to. Not a bad deal. From the first bar we headed to two other bars where we got shots upon entry and discounted drinks, before ending up at a 5 story club in Prague that is one of the biggest in Europe. It was unlike anything I have ever seen before in my life.
Vodka Shots at the first bar
Us with a new buddy from Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ben...enough said
5 Floor European Club
It was a great night, of course, topped off with a doner kebab in the wee hours of the morning.
The next day we went to go on the free walking tour of Prague put on by neweuropetours, but the guide spoke so quickly with such a thick accent that we left the tour after 30 minutes because we couldn't understand what he was saying (thank god it was free, or Ben surely would have made us stay even though we couldn't understand). We detoured to the river and ended up at a little cafe having pickled cheese and pickled sausage listening to a live performance from an American expat.
Expat singing classic rock tunes
Pickled sausage in front of Ben, pickled cheese in front of me...actually delicious!
Later that night, we went with a group from our hostel on a night tour of the Prague castle, which is absolutely stunning at night with breathtaking views. Here are some shots of the city at night.
Prague Castle
St. Vitus Cathedral
On Monday, we decided to give another shot at the free walking tour, but it was raining, and we figured that we saw the majority of the sites on the previous nights walk, so instead we decided to stay in our hostel with others, playing cards and hanging out. Then we went to a dinner with other hostelers at an authentic Czech restaurant. I got Sirloin with dumplings, and Ben got pork neck with dumplings! Ben said it was one of his favorite meals so far (although I hear him saying that a lot!).
Ben's "favorite meal" so far in Europe
Off to Budapest, will update towards the end of our week as we approach SouthEast Asia!
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