PragueBuzz!

When I saw someone selling cheap return tickets from Prague to Barcelona, I wanted to change the plan and travel to this city if only the date coincided with my upcoming holiday.

Do you know that a few years ago, one of the most popular hit in Europe is a song named “Asereje” or “The Ketchup Song?” The pop, feet-moving tune started a chain of sensation in many part in Europe and spread to South America. The main forces behind this hit are three spunky gals from Spain. 

Despite being  one of the first European countries I wanted to see, I never set my foot on Spain after three years traveling to quite a few places in this continent. Especially now that I develop a western-europe-who-care attitude, the prospect of my coming to Spain is slimmer than ever. Perhaps I should change my mind soon as Spain satisfies my life goals: improve my pitiful Spanish and experience the passion of life in Mediterranean. After all, my childhood favorite football club was Barcelona when Ronald Koeman, the Dutch footballer, played there. Though there are more places to explore in Spain, I am going to sick to Madrid and Barcelona as I know some people there and cross my fingers hoping that they will show me the city.

Buses and trains are popular transportation from Barcelona to Madrid, but flights are also available and lasts less than an hour and 30 minutes.

Ticket prices range from 94 euros to 320 euros return plus a service charge. You can find hotels in Barcelona for as low as 19 EUR and Madrid for a petty 25 EUR.  (Spanish version: Hotels en Barcelona)

From Prague, SkyEurope and Smartwings have frequentdai flights to Barcelona.

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Three weeks ago, I became a legitimate resident of Prague, capital of the Czech Republic. Beside its Slavic root, Germanic influence has played an important roles in shaping the Czech identity.

Berlin and Vienna, the historical and modern capitals of Czech’s two Germanic neighbors, Germany and Austria are only 5 to 6 hours drive and 2-hour fly from Prague. When you connect Berlin, Prague and Vienna, you will end up with a straight line with Prague as the midpoint. (See [pix])

I visited Vienna three times but never really “saw” the city since in all three occasions I ended up wandering about at Sud Banhoff where I got hit on by an Egyptian masseur and an Austrian station employee who offered me free massage and beer.

I’ve never set foot in Berlin but soon I will for I have a strange fascination by historical Eastern European events and sites. The collapse of the symbolic Berlin Wall inspired world-famous German rock band Scorpions to write their classic hit  “Winds of Change,” a song I I used to play non-stop during my childhood.

Traveling among Vienna, Berlin and Prague are easy. International and domestic buses, trains and flights are affordable–sometime very cheap. Budget Airlines covering these three countries are Germanwings, SkyEurope and Air Berlin. Lufthansa and Austrian airlines are worth a check; they are major airlines and cost more than smaller air carriers, but if you book in advance, you might find decent deals.

You can sweat over many thing but don’t burden yourself with the thought of being a homeless in these three major capitals. If you book ahead, you can find a hostel bed for as low as 10 EUR. Visit hotels in Berlin for more detail. Vienna hostels charge about the same prices; however, if you desire the comfort in a 3-star hotels in Vienna, you can get one for as low as 39 EUR.

German versions of this website: hotels in Berlin and hotels in Vienna.


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Last Friday, I went out with my roommate and her friends to Na Slamniku,a typical Czech pub/restaurant in Hradcanska [map]. This restaurant is not something you can tumble upon by accident while walking on the street. It is well-hidden from the main street where the metro and trams run.

It’s difficult to understand how such cheap restaurant exist in a luxurious neighborhood lined up with fancy villas, governmental and diplomatic buildings. Even from across from Na Slamniku is Villa Schwaiger housing the chain restaurant Argentina Steak House where a meal cost 500 to 1000 CZK.

At Na Slamniku, for as little as 130 CZK, you can get a super big plate filled of freshly made food. The portion is so big I literally drop my jaw. This huge BBQ ribs and chicken wings dish cost me a mere 145 CZK.

My mother over-taught me eating manner so normally I behave like a nice lady at dinner table. However, in this occasion, despite all eyes on me, I picked the ribs and the wings with my two hands, circling them on the wooden plate to soak the sweet chilly sauce and then dipped them in sweet mustard before adding a little bit of horse radish and onions.

Yum! Yum!

This restaurant cooks very strange combination of meals, for example fish goulash. It also has a small menu of Chinese, Thai and even Tibetan food (I don’t recommend eating Asian food at a Czech restaurant).

Do expect that I will return to this place very soon in the future and update this entry with more juicy and yummy update.


Address

Na Slamniku
Wolkerova 12, Prague 6
Open: 11am - 12am every day
Phone: +420 233 322 594

Note: Pay special attention to the address as 12 is the red number instead of the typical blue number used by businesses, apartments and houses.

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I went to Karlovy Vary for a weekend trip during the International Film Festival.

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