U.S. Military Guy: You know my problem with Prague?
Me: What's that?
Guy: There's no whores.
Me: Oh, tell me about it, brah.
Guy: I mean, in Nuremberg, there were whore houses everywhere.
Me: ah, the old whore house!
Guy: It gets tough, though.
Me: Because it's weird?
Guy: No, because it's so damn expensive.
Well, the hostel I'm staying at is turning out to be a real cultural gem. Last night was karaoke night and one group of American gals, self titled the "Dirty Texas Bitches", sang two Backstreet Boys songs and two Destiny's Child songs. Worse yet, before two of the songs, the lead "bitch"exclaimed "if you aint raising the roof, raise your standards."
God damn it! What does that even mean!?
Anyways, it's pretty rainy today, so it is time for another installment of PRICE CHECK--ding, ding, ding.
PRICE CHECK: and our next contestant is Prague--Come on Down!
One Lb. package Salami = 30 CZK or $1.75
One giant loaf of artisanal bread = 25 CZK or $1.50
One bag of apples (15 apples) = 40 CZK or $2.35
Carton of Orange Juice = 109 CZK or $6.50
And today's winner, and by no surprise, is giant bottles of beer (selection shown below)
One giant liter of bottled beer = 20 CZK or $1.20
Generally, very surprised how cheap everything was at the supermarket. The only exception being dry goods--things like batteries, tooth brushes, or household utensils.
Thus far today, I wandered through the old square, and listened to an old man's a cappella group sing traditional Czech songs (shown below). I meandered through the Jewish Quarter, which is quite a beautiful residential area in the city, right in the old town and along the Vltava River.
Prague is proving to be far quieter than my previous stops, and it's real nice to sit at an outside table at night and see and hear Czech people doing Czech things. I was concerned coming here because all I read was "Prague used to be a hidden gem, but it's been all too discovered." Certainly, there are tourists, but it's the easiest place thus far for me to be the only foreigner amidst a sea of locals. The real Prague is easy to find.
I'd also like to take this time to introduce a new segment we're going to call GRAFFITI AND YOU.
This should pretty much explain itself
GRAFFITI AND YOU: PRAGUE
Not the biggest fans of the Warsaw Pact
TIP OF THE DAY: Never, ever, upon pain of death, pay more than 40 CZK for a Czech Beer.
READING: The Metamorphosis, Franz Kafka
LISTENING: The Czech have a real respect for Jazz and Blues
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