There was a little niggling fear in my heart when we arrived in Czech; I worried that I was going to encounter some of the same food-related issues that cropped up in Bosnia – but fear not because I found some fantastic DESSERTS! (Scroll down for pictures of the traditional dessert dumplings)
Prague is not an issue for a vegetarian because it’ a big city and our Lonely Planet recommended some tasty places…plus you can nearly always be sure of finding some sort of ethnic restaurant in the larger cities …

Rapid confusion set in on my face as a huge, silent, sturdy Czech guy plunked my raft down into the Vltava River, hoisted up a big water-tight barrel with my purse and camera tucked away inside, aggressively shoved the barrel under the front lip of the raft in one giant thrust and then sauntered back up the slope to the cozy warm van I had just departed.
I had a inkling that this was going to happen but this now confirmed it – Helen, Caitlin, and I were all about …

The real heartbeat of most countries can be found out in the country in the smaller towns and cities that dot the countryside – even in developed countries I find that the people are much more accessible in the smaller cities. Prague is a huge city and I don’t know that I even remotely felt like I got a taste of the Czech culture.
Just a bit south of Prague though is another very touristy Czech city – but this one is small and consumable and interactions with the locals …

Lauded as one of the top cultural centers of Europe and a city almost unparalleled for architecture and beauty, I have always wanted to see this place for myself.
Hollywood has romanticized the city and after seeing intrigue and romance unfold in Prague on the big screen this city was lovingly placed into my RTW itinerary. The downtown city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site; Prague, or Praha to the locals, actually suffered less damage and destruction than so many other European cities fared during World War II and …