The overrated city
Czech Republic - Prague (20-22 Aug)
So I apologize for my absolute dino era in most of the things that I do… But it has been tough to find the time and also good WiFi to blog. Did I mention that my fat fingers aren’t exactly blogger friendly on my LG phone too? (yes I finally have a phone that’s smarter than me)
Anyway, here are some of the miscellaneous things I’ve learnt from my trip to Prauge. Which has indeed been an eye opener thus far.
1) Being overly paranoid of your surroundings and every single being who passes you by kills the fun of exploring not just for you but also for your travel buddy which is not fair to them. For that, I shall admit it now and do a public apology to my travel buddy. I’m sorry Beat for worrying unnecessarily!
2) Meeting fellow Asians in a foreign land provides some form of relief (esp in Europe) and this shows me what it feels like to be a minority race and how we Chinese have sometimes taken things for granted as the majority race in Singapore. I never thought of myself to be “racist” but I’m guessing even the slightest tinge of discomfort with another race makes me a racist. And I will probably need a long way more before I can entirely remove this film of superficial judgement in my eyes. Its hard to view everyone as my brother and sister in Christ… But I’ll work toward it! Do pray for me.
3) Having travelled from Frankfurt to Czech Republic made me realize the uncanny resemblance of us crossing over to Johor Bahru. The highways in Germany were amazing and everyone’s road etiquette was just so pleasant. Don’t get me wrong though, the Czechs have great road etiquette as well (their trams will actually stop at pedestrian crossings for you!) But if there’s one thing, the road quality is defo not as well paved causing the bus to be crazily bumpy. So much so that Beat was asking me why were there strips along the entire highway and if there were dangerous bends or something hahaha.
4) Only Asians have selfie sticks in this part of the world. Trust me every ang moh is jealous of it.
5) Bread, bread, bread and more bread. (‘Nuff said)
6) Summer here means 8 degrees Celsius. Yupp.
7) Germans and Czechs have a perpetual stern look. So don’t be too smiley to them either though I personally find that hard to abide to… And don’t take it personally too.
8) Tipping may not be necessary if (a) the service really sucked, or (b) you look like/are legitimately a student.
Well just to throw in a mini sharing about my virgin hostel stay experience @ Mosaic Hostel in Praha:
1) Be prepared to have a boxer fest when you have boys as your room mates where they swop their towels for Calvin Klein’s after showering albeit too openly for a conservative Asian, sorry.
2) Also be prepared to hear about how they tried to pick chicks up from all over after a long day out being intoxicated (Side note: I have to agree that the Czech ladies are genuinely very pretty with beautifully defined features. But it seems that men in Czech land treat them like objects via the way they stare blatantly whenever a woman walks past) Finally, be prepared for a symphony of snores every.single.night. zzz.
Phew that was a long one! Do stay tuned for more dino stories where I try to catch up on past trips. :)
Nomz,
Cam