Just back from the Czech Republic... never a dull moment over here! Beautiful city, lovely places to stroll, and a few oddities. In no particular order of importance, here they are:
ATC (aggressive table clearing)
In every restaurant we ate at, from the lowest to the highest (i.e. hotel breakfast buffet to private dinner in a palace) one thing held true - your plate was never safe! My husband missed his entire main course one evening just because he was deep in conversation with the person to his left. Someone swooped in and removed his plate at lightning speed and he had literally taken 2 bites. Another friend at lunch was asked if he was finished 3 times (this while he was in the act of actually eating) and finally... a dear friend actually had to put her elbows on her plate at another dinner to ensure that she ate a full meal. Someone still came by and tried to take her plate - while her elbows were resting on the plate. It almost became a tug of war. ATC starts out as comical and strange... but after 4 days on an empty stomach, it really starts to piss you off.
SS (strange salutations)
There were many, but this one takes the cake. After making a purchase from an antiques dealer, I thanked him for lowering the price of the object for me... the dialogue went something like this:
Me - thank you very much for helping me with the price, I really love this piece
Owner - I am sorry, I just had hot soup for lunch
Me - blank stare and walk away
ITP (impossible to purchase)
The one thing that I was absolutely set on was bringing some czech glass home. After managing to miss our scheduled glass factory tour, a friend and I hit the streets and made our way to renowned Moser glass (there are 2 showrooms in Prague, both equally stunning). You couldn't help but find a million things you would love to have! However, you also couldn't help but be told that none of it was in stock! It took ages to locate a few scotch glasses... I think the sales associate reported that there were a total of 6 in the entire country. So much for starting a bohemian glass collection on this trip.
All in all a wonderful trip. Would definitely go back. Will certainly be prepared!
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