I feel surprisingly alive today.
After travelling 800 miles by road, plus the ferry in just 18 hrs with a grand total of 52 mins sleep, it’s quite a surprise.
The first stop on our journey is Prague.
And wow what a city!
We are all in agreeance that we are here to experience the new cultures, so whilst our first meal of the trip may have been a McDonald’s ( it was 6am, we needed coffee and I did choose the chicken breakfast) we are all going for authentic local cuisine.
Being the foreigner in a strange country, I decided to make an effort with learning the language.
First world nail was Dekuji, or thank you in Czech. I even listened to the audio of how to pronounce it.
Our next obstacle was explaining that we needed the gate opened as we had been promised free parking at the neighbouring complex.
We first attempted asking numerous times in English, each time getting louder, but that didnt work. We then tried asking in every forigen language we knew, so French, Spanish then Russian. No response from the rather grumpy man in front of us.
At my husband’s suggestion, I had downloaded Google translate before we left, so with ninja quick reflexes I typed out my message, hit translate, and success! We were in!
After the previous success, my next attempt was asking for pork schnitzel at the restaurant that night. Again I primed myself with how it was pronounced. The chap came to take our order…….VEPŘOVÝ ŘÍZEK!
I get met with a look of confusion.
VEPŘOVÝ ŘÍZEK
Still nothing. So I pointed at the menu.
The waiter’s response was a laugh, but I eventually got what I ordered.
From this point on I’ll stick with writing my notes in translate, as oral language was never my strong point at school.
