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Live like a king in Prague
Arrived in Prague yesterday morning off another night train. This train was completely ghetto compared to our Florence to Munich leg. We managed to meet some more kickass travelers on the train, Mark and Lindsay, who are also Canadian from Whistler.
We get to our hostel, the Czech Inn, just outside the main city center and I’m astounded at the quality of this hostel. It seems that as our trip goes on, the hostels are getting better and better. This one is more of a hotel than a hostel with completely clean rooms, modern clean design both inside and out with a cool lobby and bar. Highly recommended!
The prices in Prague are so insanely cheap. Beer is universally about $1 US, and often you can find it for cheaper when you go to places off the beaten path. They use their own currency here, the Kronus (Kr), and 100 Kr = $5 US approximately. The conversion is about 20:1. I’m eating and drinking like a king here because of their insane economy. Examples:
1. 1/2 roast chicken, a fanta, and a loaf of bread for $5 US.
2. 2 pieces of pizza and 1 beer = $3.85 US.
3. 1 Pearl Jam ticket, on the floor = $45 US
Yes, things are pretty cheap here. And yes, you read that right, I went to a Pearl Jam concert yesterday at the Prague colosseum for $45 US. We went last minute and got tickets at the door from a scalper along with 10 other people from our hostel. Back home, floor tickets for this type of concert would be at least twice the price. Reason for the cheap tickets? According to a local, “Czech people are lazy and always want to sit. Actually, all Europeans are pretty lazy”. Good for us!
Even though I’m not a big Pearl Jam fan, we had a blast and I actually recognized 5 songs more than I expected (for a total of 5). I didn’t know them by name, but I could sing along to a bunch of them. Weird!
While the city of Prague is nice, there is nothing that unique about it. So many other cities in Europe have much more history and are nicer, although those cities are much more expensive. Our 4 days here will be a perfect amount of time once we factor in some easy days lounging around, recovering from excessive partying and taking a day trip to Cesky Krumlov.
I have 8 days left in my trip so it’s definitely coming to an end pretty soon. I’m bumbed to be going home so soon, but also glad to get back to consistently hot showers, my own bed and my friends (awwwww).
See everyone soon!
