Czech Philharmony, Prague Restaurants, Beer, Chocolate

Last evening, I went to the Czech Philharmony at the Rudolfinum, home of the Czech Philharmony, with my mom. They played Beethoven`s Third Symphony, ´Eroica`. They also played two shorter pieces, I dont remember which though. The tickets were really cheap, 220 kc, or almost $10 US. I want to go again to see the Philharmony. They are playing a Mozart symphony at Rudolfinum sometime in the near future.

Picture of me in front of Rudolfinum...


The restaurants I´ve tried so far, 2 of them, have been only ok. The dinners were less than $8 including beer, but nothing all too special. I think mainly its because they`re too close to the heavily touristy part of town. I`ve found out that restaurants charge a seating fee, annoying, but something I think I have to deal with.

In grocery stores, beer is typically sold as individual bottles. There are sometimes 6 packs, but I still haven`t seen anyone selling beer by the case. The bottles are half liter, almost a pint, instead of the US 12oz. The beer is cheap, usually between 10 and 15kc for a bottle, or 40 to 70 cents US. Pilsner Urquell is typically a little more expensive, like 20 kc per bottle. I`ve been trying Czech beers as much as I can. Today I had Czech Budweiser. I`ve also had two types of Gambrinus light beer. Apparently there is a really good Gambrinus dark beer but I haven`t found it yet.

The chocolate is awesome. Much of it is sold by bars in a similar form as Hersheys bars. However, there is a great variety with the types of chocolate.