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Do you even Prague, bro...

by Culonavirus 2y ago

atlasunshrugged 2y ago
Fair, Prague is amazing!
2o3jr2o34j 2y ago
Prague is central Europe
- jahnu 2y ago
  It’s even a good bit further west than Vienna.
  - imp0cat 2y ago
    Vienna is great, too. Prague and Vienna have a lot in common (great beer, for example).
    - jahnu 2y ago
      Prague has even better beer than Vienna’s decent beer. But the wine here is very good :)
utensil4778 2y ago
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...
- SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago
  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
- hombre_fatal 2y ago
  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.
darknavi 2y ago
Budapest is also a great eastern Euro vibe. Especially the old, Soviet-looking street cars and busses!
- _ugfj 2y ago
  Bad news -- actually good for residents -- those socialist era trams and buses are gone by now. The typical "UV" trams manufactured between 1956–1965 have been retired in 2007. The Ikarus 260 and Ikarus 280 buses last ran in 2022 November. OK, some old trams remain but they have been throughly modernized so that old feeling is basically gone.
- rmason 2y ago
  I was in Budapest last summer and it was terrific. Lots of historical places that have been well preserved. People were friendly and it was easy to engage with them. What I have learned in a half century of travel is you learn a lot more about a place trying to talk to its citizens than you ever can visiting monuments or museums. Plus you can make some life long friends.

Do you even Prague, bro...

atlasunshrugged 2y ago

Fair, Prague is amazing!

2o3jr2o34j 2y ago

Prague is central Europe

jahnu 2y ago
It’s even a good bit further west than Vienna.
- imp0cat 2y ago
  Vienna is great, too. Prague and Vienna have a lot in common (great beer, for example).
  - jahnu 2y ago
    Prague has even better beer than Vienna’s decent beer. But the wine here is very good :)

utensil4778 2y ago

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...

SOLAR_FIELDS 2y ago
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
hombre_fatal 2y ago
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.

darknavi 2y ago

Budapest is also a great eastern Euro vibe. Especially the old, Soviet-looking street cars and busses!

_ugfj 2y ago
Bad news -- actually good for residents -- those socialist era trams and buses are gone by now. The typical "UV" trams manufactured between 1956–1965 have been retired in 2007. The Ikarus 260 and Ikarus 280 buses last ran in 2022 November. OK, some old trams remain but they have been throughly modernized so that old feeling is basically gone.
rmason 2y ago
I was in Budapest last summer and it was terrific. Lots of historical places that have been well preserved. People were friendly and it was easy to engage with them. What I have learned in a half century of travel is you learn a lot more about a place trying to talk to its citizens than you ever can visiting monuments or museums. Plus you can make some life long friends.