[utensil4778]

Prague is fantastic if you can avoid the tourist crowds.

I lived there briefly with a Czech roommate who took me on tours through the "real" city. Also had a British friend there and we went through the usual tourist destinations now and then. The astronomical clock was neat, but the castle was so much more interesting and far less crowded than the old town.

Incidentally, I didn't drink before said roommate introduced me to Czech beer. What I wouldn't give for a nice frosty Kozel here in the states...

[hombre_fatal]

Man, I haven't thought of the word Kozel since I studied abroad in Prague 15 years ago. I must've drank two liters of Gambrinus and Kozel every day I was there.

The "dorms" for the School of Economics there were basically two large old apartment buildings 15 min out of the center by tram. One of them had its own bar inside. It was super small and dingy with a bartender who was this middle aged androgynous guy with pink hair. There weren't even tables, just assorted bean bag like seats you might find in a preteen's bedroom.

God that place was so much more me than Texas, and maybe the US, could ever be.

[SOLAR_FIELDS]

Not only is it delicious but it’s often 25% of the price or less than other European countries. I am not sure why beer is so cheap in Czech Republic specifically but every country that surrounds it is significantly more expensive