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Round the world in 193 Days - The Kelly Lang Experience

Back to good Sep 13, 2010

When getting acclimated to a city it’s important not to go too hard too early. To ensure that we would not burn out before the end of our 5 day jaunt in Prague, Dan and I slept in till 3pm in the luxury apartment of my Topak brother, Adam Burke. The kitchen, fridge, comfy bed, and free laundry facilities gave me a sense of home I had not felt since South Africa. Like bears out of hibernation, we growled a lot and wanted food. For no logical reason at all we ended up deciding on Italian . . . in the heart of the Czech Republic. This required dollar dollar bills in the form of the Czech korun so we went to the bank and waited a solid thirty minutes for the woman in front of us to complete her business. Finally, when it was our turn, the woman at the currency exchange desk looked at us blankly and posted up her “gone to lunch” sign before casually walking out. Well played. Following that, we patiently waited for some man-purse wearing hobo to change 8023 coins. When we finally got the money I was so hungry I ate it. Almost. Lunch was pretty filling considering we got 1.5 entrees each but it didn’t stop me from wanting more food in the form groceries for the week and a ridiculous pastry from the bakery a half block away from the apartment. It was a marvelous mix of cinnamon, maple glaze, sugar, icing and warm ruffled donut bread. I almost went back into the store to hug the owner afterwards but she didn’t speak a lick of English and probably would have been quite frightened by my glaze covered face and crazy eyed look. The weather had turned cold and rainy, but the warmth I felt inside could not be stifled. Bad weather meant one thing and one thing only for me - movie time. Dan and I chose a hilarious movie called City Island incorporated some laundry into the mix for maximum productivity. After a simply exhausting day, we pulled ourselves together around 9pm and ventured out to a restaurant called Sudicka. No one could have predicted the greatness that we found inside the walls of this Czech gem. We ordered something called the Czech BBQ and were unsure what was going to happen when the lady made us move to larger table and then adorned it with a huge flat iron grill. Noticing our curious faces she informed us that “you do yourself.” Do it ourselves is exactly what we did as we slammed down a 500g collection of bacon, chicken, and steak along with a seemingly endless assortment of eggplant, cucumber, tomatoes, onions, garlic cloves, and pickles. The topper, however, was the seasoning options. There was a spicy red pepper based dry rub for the meats and 3 sauces that were as unique as they were flavorful. We ran the grill for over an hour to complete the task at hand and when all was said and done the smiles on our faces told the story of satisfaction. Total cost: 13 dollars each. I love Prague.

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