Wow, wow and wow!  Prague is becoming a heavily visited Eastern European city and it is understandable why.  This may be one of the most beautiful cities I've ever visited.  Not only is it beautiful, but it's inexpensive!  Much like in Budapest, if you stay within the city center, the prices will be more...but venture out just a little off the beaten path and you'll be amazed how inexpensive it is.  Example: We stayed at some rinky-dink hotel about 1 mile outside the city center  Downside: We had to walk about 10-15 minutes to get to the sights (and it was cooold).  Upside: Our hotel had a great restaurant in the basement and to feed three of us (Christer, our friend Bob and myself), we had a huge steak, fresh salmon steak, pasta, huge salads, several appetizers, 3 bottles of wine and desserts...our bill came to about $20 and it was one of the best dishes of salmon I've ever tasted.  There is soooo much to see and do!  And most everyone speaks English!  What is there not to love???

If you plan on visiting Prague, try and eat at any of the Bacchus Group restaurants.  The food is out of this world...a bit pricey, but well worth it. (www.bacchusgroup.cz). Yum, yum and yum.

 

Just a little story for you.  We took a verrrry long train ride into Prague and at one point, we had a two hour wait at a trainstation right inside the Czech Republic border.  Well, I really had to pee, so I decided to use the restroom (which was a challenge in itself to locate).  So I finally find it, walk in, and am greeted by this lady who is blocking my way, flailing her arms and pointing to the right.  I couldn't figure out what she meant (besides she must be crazy, after all Toto, we aren't in Kansas anymore).  Okay, well I didn't know what she meant....until I walked into the men's restroom...then I knew EXACTLY what she meant.  Oops!  Women's room is to the right...okay, gotcha lady!  Thanks.  So I quickly walk out and locate the 'other' restroom and I'm greeted by the same woman.  This couldn't possibly be another men's room, could it?  What could she possibly want from me now?  Money, apparently... because if you want 4 sheets of toilet paper (at least I think it was toilet paper...more like a delightful blend of sandpaper and cardboard), it's gonna cost you about ten cents.  And I was happy to pay because (1) this was a sign that I found the right restroom, (2) the toilet seats were less than inviting and (3) there was absolutely no toilet paper within these stalls. Nice racketeering biz!

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