ahoj...

so i had my first tourist-trap experience yesterday. went to a restaurant with some friends between classes for crepes and a latte. when the waiter came to collect our cash, he informed us that "they didn't give receipts" at their establishment. we thought it was strange but paid anyway. we all kiiiiind of had the feeling we were being ripped off, so we double checked the menu to see what we should actually be paying. he charged me 220 korunas for my 185 korunas meal!!!!!!!! i was not happy and asked for a receipt. pictured is what we were given (notice the exclamation point after the 710!!!!). we argued and argued but nothing came of it. so i got jipped out of 45 korunas, which is about $2.50. lets just say, never eat at the restaurant on the corner of Vodickova and Vaclavske square with the big glass windows (i don't even know the name of the place..)


on a happier note, went to the COOOOOOOLLLLLLEEEEEEESSSSSSSTTTTTTTTTT place in the whole world last night. Cross Club is a nightclub/bar/industrial art experiece. the walls of this place are adorned with the most intricate mechanical sculptures i have ever seen in my life. all the seats in this place have been removed from old trains and airplanes, the lamps are made out of previously-loved car engines, and the tables are made out of random old metal scraps that have been pieced together even though they look like they were meant to be! there are - what feels like - millions of little rooms in this underground cavern of beautiful garbage...you feel like your journey at cross club will never end. bars, rooms with pool tables, chilling areas...and i can't even begin to describe the loft-style seating that looks like an overhead compartment of some kind, but is really another space for people to sit and smoke and scribble their name on the wall or exposed pipelines. and to think this place couldn't get any more awesome, there's a performance space within the club and we got to see the LAST performance of this sick reggae/rock band called Afrodisiak which was so fun (unfortunately we didn't snag a CD after the show but we were groovin and jammin anyways). http://www.crossclub.cz/homepage/ - go to their website...i can't give this place enough credit!

oh there was also a place to grab a bite to eat and of course i had to get my favorite...fried cheese sandwich :) - anyone who comes to visit simply cannot leave prague without having one.

Čau!
julia