Alex's Travels

Better Mood and Better Coffee

Alright, I was a little pessimistic in that last post. In my defense, I was tired and bored. And if I can't be honest about how I'm feeling in my travel log, what's the point?

I am doing much better today. After I got back to Jana and Vladimir's last night, we had a wonderful dinner of pasta with a homemade pesto sauce. They have been feeding me well since I arrived. I feel kind of bad because they have been eating vegetarian meals, which is very strange for them. But I can't complain because the food is delicious and I never go hungry.

The Czech parliamentary elections concluded yesterday and, although I couldn't understand 99% of what was being said, I enjoyed watching the news. Elections get me pumped up, even if I have nothing to do with it. The center-right Democrat party won the most seats and will join a coalition with the Catholics and the Greens, leaving the Socialists and Communists in the opposition. Vladimir was quite happy and kept saying "I from right."

After dinner and the news, Vladimir and I watched The Mummy. Unlike most of the American films they have in the CR, this one was actually dubbed into Czech. But it was pretty simple and contained alot of action, so I enjoyed myself.

The best part of staying with Jana and Vladimir is the coffee. There is no question that staying with them has given me a new experience of living in a small European village and will end up saving me over $100USD, but those benefits pale in comparison to the coffee. Real, drip coffee. Mmmm. Throughout Prague (and Vienna, too), it is nearly impossible to find drip coffee. The Europeans just don't like it. They have Americano, which is a shot of espresso mixed with water, but its just not the same. Now I can look forward to a great mug of drip coffee for the next 3 days.

Speaking of coffee, I miss American coffeehouses. More on this at The League: Reassembled.

posted by The League: Reassembled @ 3:10 AM