First Day in Prague

Gosh, where do I begin? I guess I will start off from where I left off... we took the shuttle from the airport to Prague 9 to the Hotel Pivovar next to where TEFL Worldwide Prague is located. When we got to the hotel lobby, the receptionist told us our room wasn't ready yet. Due to overexcitement and eagerness, we had forgotten to get out money at the ATM to pay for our apartment, fortunately there is a big shopping centre right up the hill from where we are staying with pretty much everything we need. We left our bags in the lobby and trekked up the hill, disillusioned by the long trip we had just taken.

The shopping centre has a grocery store (called Billa), coffee shops, shoe and clothing stores, a food court, electronics, and pet store. Also, the metro, tram, and bus stops are all right outside of the shopping centre! How convenient! :)

Once we paid for our apartment, our room was ready and a Czech woman from the program showed up to welcome us and help us to our apartment. Our apartment is in the same complex as the school. We are lucky... some of the other students in the program are 20 minutes from here.

To get to our apartment we have to go up 6 flights of stairs (no elevator), so by the time we get to the top our hearts are racing and we are out of breath! We have our own large room with two twin beds that we pushed together. Our matresses are not really matresses, they are a simple pad/cushion. Not the most comfortable but will do.. Another interesting thing is that we do not have a shower, only a bath tub, which should be interesting to use every day.

                                             

Once we got settled in to our apartment, unpacked our bags, bathed, and relaxed, we met a couple who had arrived the same morning for dinner. We walked up the street and saw a Chinese restaurant thinking it would be cheap. 

On the menu? Strange Taste Chicken Balls!? Um... excuse me....

 

I ordered chicken curry which tasted nothing like Chinese food. (Just salt). The waitress brought a calculator to the table and four "Chinese shots of wine" and without writing us a check told us how much we owed. Once we left we realized we had been ripped off. To say the least we will not be going back there again.

We hit the hay once we got back to our apartment around 9 pm. We were wiped out!

Next post... Prague grocery shopping adventures!