Amsterdammit visits Prahahaha
As previously mentioned, Sandy (from Edmonton working in Amsterdam) came to visit me in the Czech Republic, so we made it our mission to party hard in Prague (a.k.a. Prahahaha). In Sandyspeak—“It was the mostest!”. This weekend was totally rocking. We stayed with some Prague trainees at Andel (as usual…because it’s free and they’re fun!). There were actually only 3 of the Andelers in town for the weekend but we managed to entertain ourselves with them and the other Prague trainees.
Sandy and I spent Friday meandering around Prague and having fun girl talk during the usual castle-bridge-centre route. We made sure to hit the most important spots that day since we weren’t sure how we would feel the next 2 days. Juanito (Brno trainee) met up with us as well. We had some nice chats, found a fabulous restaurant with the friendliest staff ever (even though the waitress kept forcing beer on us), and just had all around good times. In the evening we went to a tea house (thanks Jenny and Al for the scenic tour on the way there) and ate baba ghanoush and smoked shisha before going out. We ended up at some bar that I can’t remember the name of with some other trainees. There were some really drunk Czech chicks who were the worst dancers ever who kept telling us we had to dance with them. We relented, and boogied a bit. They might have been bad dancers, but they were still friendly! Around 2am we decided a change of venue was needed and went to a club down the street that was playing everyone’s favourite type of music--80's! However, since it was the end of the night it was the “take me home” 80’s music and we were surrounded by drunk people slow dancing and making out. I still managed to snag myself a slow dance partner- Jenny. She just can’t resist the brown sugar. (Well ok, she can,but we did slow dance!).
We finally made it back to Andel and just as Sandy and I were in bed engaging in the usual pre-sleep chatter we had a wonderful guest stop by. Will decided it would be a great idea to jump on us and then tuck us in. It was special.
Saturday morning we decided to stop by another Prague landmark-- the John Lennon wall. According to some website, "the Lennon Wall came to represent not only a memorial to Lennon and his ideas, but also a monument to free speech and the non-violent rebellion of Czech youth against the repressions of neo-Stalinism." It’s basically a wall with a lot of graffiti on it. We had a lot of fun there taking Commie pictures, peace and love pictures, etc. We also added our own contributions to the wall with such witty comments as:
-John Lennon is kind of a big deal (Will)
-Come play with us, forever, and ever, and ever… Prosim! (Jenny on behalf of Andel)
-Thanks for the fun! Hugs and smooches (Sandy)
-Just give’r (me)
I was trying to think of some inspirational quote but I couldn’t manage it.
Afterwards we went to look for a place that Sandy wanted to see where they made new stained-glass windows out of old stained glass-- but it was closed! We then consoled ourselves with a meal and some hot wine. Sandy, Will, and I went on a little boat tour down the Vltava river (advertised as the Venice of Prague!) where instead of learning random historical facts about Prague we had a discussion with the boat driver on the pros and cons of communism. Yes kids, there can be happy things about communism too! Everyone has a job!
In the evening we went to the Staropramen brewery and then over to a housewarming party of some trainees. They officially have the nicest apartment of any trainees in the Czech Republic. Their list of luxuries include a couch, television, proper kitchen, and a fancy shower. A bunch of the Brno trainees came up as well, so lots of people there. After socializing we went out to a club. Great night. We were partied out by the end and just wanted to sleep. Around 9am Sunday morning we had another visit from Will who just got back from partying and burst into our room and said, “Ohmigod! It’s 9am and I’ve been partying ALL NIGHT LONG!” Then he jumped on us again. And tucked us in.
We got up a few hours later and went for lunch with Jenny to celebrate Chinese Lantern Festival. We went to Pizza Coliseum. Very traditional. Sandy and I did a bit more last minute sightseeing and cheesy souvenir buying before heading back to Andel to pick up our stuff and go to the airport. We were back at the Andel flat around 2:30pm and decided we should wake up Will. They have a gorilla mask and a werewolf mask (I’m assuming they are leftovers from Halloween) so we figured it would be funny to wake up Will while wearing them since he would probably still be kind of drunk and disoriented. We didn’t really bargain on the reaction though because apparently he had enough coordination to be startled and punch me in the face when we woke him up. I guess he didn’t like the gorilla mask. Fortunately, it was not a hard punch and there isn’t any bruising. It would be kind of hard to explain that at work the next day.
“So Aruna, why do you have a bruise on your cheek?”
“Well, uhhhh I was wearing a gorilla mask and trying to wake someone up...uhhh…and yeah...”
It was weird dropping Sandy off at the airport, it felt like she just got there. Another fun fact: her round-trip flight duration from Amsterdam to Prague was shorter than a one-way drive to Calgary! And actually, it took her less time to get back to Amsterdam than it took me to get home to Brno. Great weekend, although I think it will take me a few days to get rid of the pesky case of man-voice I seemed to have picked up from too much smokiness, partying, and not enough sleep. It was totally worth it!
Some of the many pictures are posted in the Praha 9-12.02.06 album.
Sandy and I spent Friday meandering around Prague and having fun girl talk during the usual castle-bridge-centre route. We made sure to hit the most important spots that day since we weren’t sure how we would feel the next 2 days. Juanito (Brno trainee) met up with us as well. We had some nice chats, found a fabulous restaurant with the friendliest staff ever (even though the waitress kept forcing beer on us), and just had all around good times. In the evening we went to a tea house (thanks Jenny and Al for the scenic tour on the way there) and ate baba ghanoush and smoked shisha before going out. We ended up at some bar that I can’t remember the name of with some other trainees. There were some really drunk Czech chicks who were the worst dancers ever who kept telling us we had to dance with them. We relented, and boogied a bit. They might have been bad dancers, but they were still friendly! Around 2am we decided a change of venue was needed and went to a club down the street that was playing everyone’s favourite type of music--80's! However, since it was the end of the night it was the “take me home” 80’s music and we were surrounded by drunk people slow dancing and making out. I still managed to snag myself a slow dance partner- Jenny. She just can’t resist the brown sugar. (Well ok, she can,but we did slow dance!).
We finally made it back to Andel and just as Sandy and I were in bed engaging in the usual pre-sleep chatter we had a wonderful guest stop by. Will decided it would be a great idea to jump on us and then tuck us in. It was special.
Saturday morning we decided to stop by another Prague landmark-- the John Lennon wall. According to some website, "the Lennon Wall came to represent not only a memorial to Lennon and his ideas, but also a monument to free speech and the non-violent rebellion of Czech youth against the repressions of neo-Stalinism." It’s basically a wall with a lot of graffiti on it. We had a lot of fun there taking Commie pictures, peace and love pictures, etc. We also added our own contributions to the wall with such witty comments as:
-John Lennon is kind of a big deal (Will)
-Come play with us, forever, and ever, and ever… Prosim! (Jenny on behalf of Andel)
-Thanks for the fun! Hugs and smooches (Sandy)
-Just give’r (me)
I was trying to think of some inspirational quote but I couldn’t manage it.
Afterwards we went to look for a place that Sandy wanted to see where they made new stained-glass windows out of old stained glass-- but it was closed! We then consoled ourselves with a meal and some hot wine. Sandy, Will, and I went on a little boat tour down the Vltava river (advertised as the Venice of Prague!) where instead of learning random historical facts about Prague we had a discussion with the boat driver on the pros and cons of communism. Yes kids, there can be happy things about communism too! Everyone has a job!
In the evening we went to the Staropramen brewery and then over to a housewarming party of some trainees. They officially have the nicest apartment of any trainees in the Czech Republic. Their list of luxuries include a couch, television, proper kitchen, and a fancy shower. A bunch of the Brno trainees came up as well, so lots of people there. After socializing we went out to a club. Great night. We were partied out by the end and just wanted to sleep. Around 9am Sunday morning we had another visit from Will who just got back from partying and burst into our room and said, “Ohmigod! It’s 9am and I’ve been partying ALL NIGHT LONG!” Then he jumped on us again. And tucked us in.
We got up a few hours later and went for lunch with Jenny to celebrate Chinese Lantern Festival. We went to Pizza Coliseum. Very traditional. Sandy and I did a bit more last minute sightseeing and cheesy souvenir buying before heading back to Andel to pick up our stuff and go to the airport. We were back at the Andel flat around 2:30pm and decided we should wake up Will. They have a gorilla mask and a werewolf mask (I’m assuming they are leftovers from Halloween) so we figured it would be funny to wake up Will while wearing them since he would probably still be kind of drunk and disoriented. We didn’t really bargain on the reaction though because apparently he had enough coordination to be startled and punch me in the face when we woke him up. I guess he didn’t like the gorilla mask. Fortunately, it was not a hard punch and there isn’t any bruising. It would be kind of hard to explain that at work the next day.
“So Aruna, why do you have a bruise on your cheek?”
“Well, uhhhh I was wearing a gorilla mask and trying to wake someone up...uhhh…and yeah...”
It was weird dropping Sandy off at the airport, it felt like she just got there. Another fun fact: her round-trip flight duration from Amsterdam to Prague was shorter than a one-way drive to Calgary! And actually, it took her less time to get back to Amsterdam than it took me to get home to Brno. Great weekend, although I think it will take me a few days to get rid of the pesky case of man-voice I seemed to have picked up from too much smokiness, partying, and not enough sleep. It was totally worth it!
Some of the many pictures are posted in the Praha 9-12.02.06 album.
posted by Aruna at 2:09 PM
1 Comments:
I told you to lock your door.
And you realize that I was slow because I was bummed that I dropped my beer when some drunkard pushed me. You know I can't bear wasting beers. That and yes of course I can resist the brown sugar, or a coconut.
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