The Best Thing I've Ever Eaten

 Trying a new Korean BBQ place for our last weeks here.

Well, I'm in Prague for 2 1/2 more nights, so this will probably be my last update from the Czech Republic (although we are going to Plzen tomorrow, to visit the famous Pilsner Urquell brewery, where the first pilsner beer was created and where they bottle thousands of bottles a day now).

This week we have been finishing up finals (which have been a pain) and trying to do as much as possible our last week in Prague.  My friends Sam and Brian were visiting for a few days, so it was great to see them, even though I had to study a bit.  I took them around for a little, including over the Charles Bridge where we could barely move.  Have I mentioned how much I hate tourists at all?

Please tell me this:  why do Czechs think it is cool to dedicate a day of the year to a festival where people dress up as Zombies and walk through the streets in a 'Zombie Walk' where they try to convert people in the streets to their cause?  Literally, have google translate www.zombiewalk.cz and see what I'm talking about.  Is this normal?

The one and only...Zombie Walk.

On Monday, ee all headed to the Prague Beer Festival for dinner.  Unlike Munich, they don't even try to hide the fact it is all about the beer.  Munich calls their festival "Springfest," and Prague calls in "Ceska Pivni Festival," literally Czech Beer Festival.  The beers are all from smaller breweries in the country, and with the traditional Czech food, it made for a nice evening.  It was a weeknight and also cold, so it wasn't very crowded, but definitely worth trying out.

Tuesday (yesterday) was my last final exam, so I am officially a senior.  That is just awful, and I don't want to talk about it.  After our exam, Seth and I met Brian and went to see Iron Man 2 at a Czech movie theater.  It was in English with Czech subtitles, and of course you could get beer at the movie theater.  Afterwards, we had our last dinner at Noi Thai across the street, which was delicious as always.  We went out last night to a bar in Prague 3/Zizkov called U Hapu, which I had been meaning to try.  It was a cool cocktail bar, pretty small and cozy but with a great and reasonable selection of drinks.  I actually ended up walking home with Seth, which was great because the city was quiet and we got to see a different side of Prague.

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We are so Czech.  I ate too much popcorn.

Today my plan had many stages.  First, we had our last Wednesday lunch at the Indian food restaurant near school.  It was sad, because we had really developed a relationship with the guy who works there/owns the place, and he was sad to see us go.  Second, we headed to one of Prague's Vietnamese markets, where you could buy the fake version of everything.  The weather was bad, but it was a big outdoor market I didn't really know existed until recently.  To walk off lunch some more, we strolled around Old Town, buying a few souvenirs along the way.

Then, per my mom's suggestion, we headed to the Choco Cafe.  As soon as we walked in the door, the scent of chocolate filled our noses.  It was a chocolate heaven.  There were all sorts of drinks and food items on the menu, but Seth and I each settled on fruit hot chocolate; he got berry, I got orange.  The chocolate was like melted dark chocolate goodness with whipped cream and oranges and it was the best thing I have ever had in my life.

I was a bit happy, can't you tell?

Mind you, I've had a lot of chocolate, so when I say it was the best, you better listen.

It was a good thing I saved this until the end, because I literally would have gone there every day.  It is just one of the many things I will miss about Prague, and one of the many ideas I have for businesses that would be successful in Ann Arbor.  I'm going to save details of my last couple days for a blog post from either the Amsterdam or Detroit airports most likely, and then have a bigger reflective post next week when I am home.  But it is crazy to say that I leave this Saturday, and I can't say I have any regrets.