We continued our vacation from vacation in Prague while visiting with A's old roommate D (an expat), via the first of four train rides. To the untrained eye, Praha is a quaint, yet boring tourist destination, known for its unblemished architecture, famous bridge and castle (and exceedingly dead nighlife). However, what seems to be less known, but written in the Artel guide to Praha is the city's fondness for all things cubist. Traditionally, cubism is associated with canvas, a la Picasso, but the Czechs embraced it in their home furnishings. We managed to pick up a few household items from Modernista/Futurista/Cubista (why the boutiques all embraced “ista” as their claim to 'modern household furnishings' is unknown to D.
Hearing our complaints of "no more meat & potatoes please!" D complied with Tex Mex Czech style, which surprisingly was quite good (it fulfilled my need of guacamole and pork). However, both A and I agree that Czech beer is where it's at. Despite getting our fill in Germany, the Pilsner Urquell and another local brand, Svijany were some of the smoothest beer I've ever tasted – I can see why beer IS cheaper than water!
The 1452 girls were in Praha as well, and it was fabulous meeting up with fellow travellers (and english speakers), fun times.
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