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This poor blogger got himself in a German McDonald where ”German” Big Macs were served with beer. For an American, this probably seems a bit gross, no wonder he labels this initial culture shock as his worst European food experience.Well, if the sugar-obsessed Americans don’t mind slurping one biggie sodapop after another, then why should beer-craving Germans serve this “liquid bread” –as called by the Czechs–strictly at the pubs.

I’ve been to McDonald only twice in Prague and don’t think that beer is served there. If so, it is quite a tragedy for a country with the highest beer assumption in the world.

After the culture shock at this German McDonald, this blogger discovers another side of German cuisine, in mom-and-pop food stands and small restaurants, those without English menus and prepare food exactly how it should be for the locals. It’s same in the Czech Republic. I tend to avoid tourist-oriented, fancy restaurants which charges twice or three times as much for the same dishes found at local restaurants.

I highly recommend those that have the opportunity to travel through Europe to take a day trip through the countryside of any country and experience the food of the locals. For the best experience, spice up on your foreign language skills. Most importantly, bring an empty stomach and you are guaranteed to leave satisfied.

I haven’t got the opportunity to visit villages in the Czech Republic, but I recently traveled to traditional Czech villages in Romania and had a stomachful of cheap and delicious meals made from homemade and homegrown products. I will write more about this trip in future post.

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[tags]food,europe,paid reviews[/tags]

This international musical hit will open at Sazka Arena in Prague from October 10th to 18th, 2007.

The story in Mama Mia! is simple and rather cheesy: the reunion of three men, their ex-lover and her daughter who is, of course, daughter of one of the men.  However, the magical music from one of the most celebrated musical groups in the world will be just enough to bring you a blast throughout the night.

Expect your body to be bouncing up and down (in and out of your seat) and feed moving to dingy, rhythmic tunes from sensational hits,  “Dancing Queen,”  Money Money Money,” “The Winner Takes It All,” “SOS” and many many more.

I saw this musical a few years ago in the US. As a student then, I bought the cheapest ticket I could find, which ended up to be at the very last row. I could not see the stage so well, but who cared, the music was all that mattered.

Seated tickets are now sold for around 1000 CZK. Quite pricey, almost the same prices as it would cost in the US, where the monthly salary is at least three times higher.

Anyway I will buy at the last minute and see if someone will sell her tickets near the day of the performance.

Official website: http://www.mamma-mia.com/
Box office: www.sazkaticket.cz, www.ticketpro.cz

[tags]entertainment, theater[/tags]

Please find below special offer from British Airways. For more information please contact www.ba.com

Travel between 1 October 2007 and 31 March 2008.

Destinations:

San Francisco: from CZK 8,000*
Hong Kong: from CZK 9,700*

New York: from CZK 5,000**
Chicago: from CZK 11,190**
Mexico: from CZK 18,500**

*Booking period : between 5 September and 11 September 2007. With departure from Prague between 1 October 2007 and 31 March 2008, bookings are subject to availability. Price is valid for return travel and does not include airport taxes and fees.

**Booking period New York: between 29 August and 4 September 2007. Booking period Chicago and Mexico: not limited. With departure from Prague between 1 October 2007 and 31 March 2008, bookings are subject to availability. Price is valid for return travel and does not include airport taxes and fees. For bookings made on ba.com, taxes and fees are approx.: New York CZK6,456 , Chicago CZK6,456 and Mexico CZK6,718. Please note, taxes and fee charges may fluctuate according to exchange rate at time of booking.

[Thanks E., my colleague]