Today Maciej had to go earn the bread and head into work. This meant Karen had the day to...tie up loose ends. It all started by getting my hands dirty and cleaning out the drain in the shower. It kept backing up, which I find to be extremely nasty. I don't think they sell Drano or products like that in the area - they're pretty conscious about what goes down the drains (I've looked in about 10 stores and haven't found any sort of product - going by the picture on the label, of course). So, I found a pair of chopsticks in the silverware drawer (go MacGuyver) so I wouldn't have to use my hands to reach into the drain (yuck) and got to work. The efforts were beneficial and there are no more backups (so far).
Next led to a little grocery shopping; I explored around in a fairly large radius and found a bunch of stores. Being the thrifty shopper I am, I have been noticing prices for commonly used goods at stores (i.e. cereal, milk, cheese, TP) and have been finding where the best prices are. Since I don't have any work time restrictions while here, might as well use my feet and my talents will take me to successful trips.
Since I was such a good little doobie, I explored around our neighborhood (which is not like the touristy area downtown at all) and found myself a cute little outdoor cafe to sit at and read. I utilized my Czech language skills (really the only few words I know) to order my warm caffeinated beverage of choice and sat back soaking in the fresh air and atmosphere. The cafe was on one of the four sides of a square with a fountain in the middle. The fountain was perched up on a small hill and had grass around it. In the middle, the fountain had a fish with water spurting up through the mouth. There were 3 figures (a lion, a hippo and what looked like an armadillo) around the edge of the fountain also with water streams coming out of their mouths. My cappuccino came out and had a flower on the top made of cinnamon.
There was also some good people watching. There were 2 older men who sat down at the table next to me. They each ordered a cappuccino, one also ordered a glass of red wine and one a cigarette (looked like a clove-type cigarette). They also ordered a cheesecake to share. Cheesecake variations have been on almost all of the menus I have seen thus far.
Maciej said he would write about or dinner adventure.
One last interesting note: the toilet in our apartment has a button on top, which one side you push down to flush and the other side you have to push to stop the flushing (it actually has the word "stop" on it).
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