Initial Impressions of Prague!
There are certain particular things I find interesting about Prague. Firstly, there are no fat people, the extent of fat stops at a gut, and with beer at two dollars a pint, its hard to blame them. Secondly, seeing a black person is rare, the only ones I’ve met so far have been trying to bring me to some kind of red light distract, literally every single one so far. Thirdly, this city is absolutely amazing, everything from the cobble stone streets to the cheap food, so far I haven’t had much to complain about.
Walking around, almost everything feels older then anything built in Vancouver. In the main areas of Prague, almost every building you run into looks like it was build hundreds of years ago. Its funny because while most places look amazing, we didn’t get so lucky, it doesn’t get more communist then Kolej Komenského, our dormitory.
Surprisingly, there is quite a bit of variety in this city when it comes to food, and for those of you who know me, that is a key factor when it comes to having a good time anywhere. So far, the cheapest place to eat seems to be Chinese, where you can get a plate of food for about 60CZ, or 4 dollars. They also have a lot of Italian restaurants, but they seem to be situated more towards downtown then they are in our neighborhood (about 20 min away from the downtown core of Old/New Town Prague). My favorite so far has definitely been Czech Cuisine, where I had Chicken topped with cheese and pepperoni, with a side of fried potatoes, although it was a bit pricey, so I in the end my wallet will save me from heart clogging awesomeness.
Now, there are a couple things that do bother me, but they are so minor that its not that big a deal, but I’ll share anyways. So far, the worst thing about the Czech Republic is that if you ask for water in a restaurant, its not free, its bottled. I’m guessing its because the tap water here is less then sanitary, but still, I’m quite used to Vancouver in this sense. Secondly, so far this isn’t that big of a deal, but I’m sure it will be eventually; Room 220 is made up of about seven smaller rooms that fit up to 10 students, and it contains 1 bathroom. There is going to have to be some solid coordination going on up in this bitch. Oh, and there is no fan in the bathroom.
And finally, this is what is going to force me to go for a run every so often, unless I want to get a job a Santa when I get back, it’ll be that time of season!
Anyways, so far we have just been settling in, exploring the city, and worst of all, getting adjusted to the time zone, I didn’t think jet lag would be this hard to get used to. It’ll get really crazy once all the other students move in, so until then, I’ll leave you with some picture albums:
Ciao!
January 26th, 2009 at 6:49 pm
OMG you guys really ARE in 220!!!!!! Hahhaha.…..
OK, when you enter the main door, and go alllll the way to the end, my room was second last on the right, and john’s third last on the right.
Also the balcony outside is where we had our famous beer party with fire-extinguisher-cooled keg =))) What rooms did you guys get?
January 26th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
2nd and 3rd last doors on the right?? Dude, those are OUR rooms as well!!! We didn’t even request these rooms, nor did we request 220! 220A and B.
How did you get onto the balcony, its locked and they said we can’t have the key…
January 26th, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Hahaha.… Well, I guess Shawn is the new Igor and Hora is the new John, assuming that’s how you placed yourself =))
Of course they don’t have the key… We’ll leave the solution up to you to figure out. Make friends with people in other rooms =))
January 26th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
This is crazy!
January 26th, 2009 at 8:28 pm
S & H, you are in the footsteps of your masters… Watch out!
January 27th, 2009 at 9:49 am
Prices are up but else is exactly where I left it. After awhile you learn to just ask for beer and not water -
January 27th, 2009 at 6:28 pm
As for your bathroom dilemma Shawn-0, may I suggest to you the “the Spanish fiesta technique”. You must pick a time twice a day, my dad liked 11 am and 11pm to do his business and if anyone was in there at that given time, there was hell to pay! Lol and as for having no fan….i feel really bad for the person who is going in after you!!
January 28th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
John — I’ve already learned that when I noticed my beer was twice as large as my bottle of water.
Stef — That might be a good idea, but do you see all the Americans following that? I don’t
January 30th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Did any new people move in yet? That’s when the fun begins
January 30th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
Nope, they haven’t yet, apparently they call should be showing up tomorrow, and I hope so, it would suck if we didn’t get any roomates!