Eurotrip Day 2 and 3 - Prague

(Part 3 of a series.)

Breakfast is Served
It's actually my first time to actually see cheese slices with holes in them, just like what I see in cartoons when I was young.

Since it's the first breakfast, I wasn't looking for anything specific. I did eat a lot of smoked salmon though. It's one of my favorite items and apparently, it's a breakfast item.

Not a big fan of other items, though. Breakfast for me is usually coffee. When in the mood, I go for a sandwich or pancakes.

The Transporter
The person who drove the bus for the us the day before sat on an empty table beside me. I asked him if he is our Transporter. He said he was, and he was saying he was rushing his breakfast because of bad traffic going out of Frankfurt.

He said his name is Arthur, and he is Polish.

I like how he shared that the side of Germany where we're going do not have much farmers going through the road. I think he was referring to tractors transporting vegetables. And he shared his concern about the war and he's been to Kyiv and likes it there and his hope that the war won't affect other regions.

Side story: I like using the term "transporter" instead of driver. For me it just sounds more professional.

Where's the rice?
That's what DK asked me when we were buying our first lunch, at a rest stop somewhere in the highway between Germany and the Czech Republic.

Stopping at the rest stop was a funny experience. It was buy your own, and the queue was long. For some reason I keep on saying Japanese or Korean words I know as some sort of defense mechanism when addressing the staff.

I also tried speaking W's as V's. I pronounced Wurst as Vurst, but for some reason it never worked. Maybe I'm just really bad at speaking.

DK was like, "Curry without rice??" To which I replied, "rice is not common in Europe."

I can't describe how much DK wanted rice that moment.

Landmarks
The bus parked near the Prague Main Railway station. We didn't go in since it's not part of the itinerary. I would have loved to just see how it looked inside though. The actual name is kinda hard to read and spell, other than I can't special characters on my keyboard.

We took a stroll along the city, to our first stop that is the statue of Saint Wenceslas. We were the only ones taking photos there, of course, together with other tourists. The guide told us that from the statue up to the main road below is the town center. It was a long street.

After going to the end of that street and taking photos, we went back and had an early dinner at the McDonald's there. There's also a Starbucks, so DK was able to add Prague to her Been There mug collection

Hamburger Taste Test
We took the opportunity to eat at McDonald's in Prague. While we had a lot of questions and a big problem with the language barrier, we took the risk and just had faith in the system.

There's a freakin' ordering kiosk! LOL.

Ordering and payment is through the kiosk. Payment is digital, too.

Next question was "how do we claim?" There's a number, too. There's really no need to talk with the staff.

Ketchup is paid for, though. They give ketchup in small cups, intended for french fries. There's no need to add ketchup to the hamburger because there's enough.

The taste? It's practically the same as everywhere I tried. Singapore, Sapporo, Macau... It's the portion size that's different.

Next Day Tour
Day 3 of the tour was when I was hit with the realization that I will have a problem with food. Breakfast food was okay. Coffee (lots of it), bread, cold cuts, sausages, pancakes, and juices I can manage. But the real problem lies with lunch and dinner. At some point I'll start to look for rice. But I held off for now since it's only (technically) my second day in the tour.

We visited Prague Castle. The view was amazing. We were also able to catch the Guard Changing Ceremony.

We walked the old town and reached the Charles bridge. The more famous statue is the statue of St. John Nepomuk. It is tradition to touch the statue for good fortune to bring the visitor back to Prague.

We tried the traditional trdelnik (how to read that??) Which is ice cream on a warm pastry. Tastes good for dessert.

We went to a cafe for lunch and had sandwiches and coffee. Day 3 and we're still looking for a rice-heavy meal. It might take a while to get accustomed to food.

What's next?
We went back to the bus with a little light out. Felt like 6pm but it was only 4pm. We had quite a long travel to the next city.

--Raisondetroy