Warm ice coffee in Prague

To be honest, we were never planing on stopping in Prague - even as everybody kept on asking about it. Yes, I have been there once for a night or two with my parents, maybe around the time I was 12 or something. The only thing I remember is that I was having the worst migraine - as I always did and still do often - walking across a bridge and eating tiramisu under a bell tower. So not that great memories :D But I remember how beautiful the city was. And I wanted to show it to Arno!

So how did we end up there? Well. We had not booked a place for the night and before visiting my dear princess castle we saw a McDonald's. And every traveler knows that McDonald's has free WiFi (or if you didn't, now you do, such a lifesaver). So we took advantage of that and went to look what's gonna happen after the castle (and split a chocolate chip cookie ofc). Arno wanted to drive through the night all the way to Krakow (10h) and I was more about the good nights sleep, shower and re-visiting Prague. So he let me get my way through as every gentlemen (just kidding, I don't think neither of us would have made a 10h drive through the night for real).

To Prague we arrived after midnight. Just fell asleep and woke up the next morning around 9. After freshening up we headed to have some breakfast that was included in the approx 22€/night price. Have to admit that it wasn't too good, but luckily we had peanut butter, Nutella, jam and everything else in the car that gave it some taste.

After breakfast and check out we stayed in the hotel lobby having an office morning, doing some work stuff, filling papers, sending emails and booking hotels. It took an hour and then we were free to jump in the car and drive off to the old city. We walked in the old city that was full of tourists but was as beautiful as I remembered. Long bridges, statues, street artists, beautiful paintings, riverboats and white swans flying above us.

We walked around for a while before settling down for coffee, in a cafeteria by the river. We sat outside as the sun shined, birds swam in the water and smell of fresh coffee filled the air. I ordered an ice latte for my thirst as Arno went for his usual, Coke. After living a year in America I was used to my ice coffees being cold or freezing. It was my every Wednesday morning treat as we sat on the yard of our favorite farmers market with a huge group of friends - every week - cinnamon-raisin bagel with cream cheese and the best ice coffee I have ever had, the Amish really know how to cook. But well this coffee I ordered in Prague wasn't freezing, nor even cool. It was warm, but not as warm as coffee is when you usually drink it. But not cold enough that you could call it ice coffee. Then Arno - my beloved non-coffee-drinker - reminded me that Europeans cook warm coffee were they add a scoop of ice cream, not like Americans like it with ice ice baby. But I mean after all this talk of that coffee experience of mine I have to add that it was a good warm ice coffee, very delish!

After we left the cafeteria I told my handsome better half to stand still because I wanted to take a picture of him in his new shorts! And this older lady heard us talking and offered to take a picture of the both of us - in Finnish. Such a sweet woman that got me almost fall into the water because I totally did not see that coming, always get so confused if someone starts speaking Finnish to me abroad.

We continued our trip, hunting for food because the restaurant didn't have that much to offer us. And we didn't want to eat surrounded by tourists so it took us a while before finding anything. But we accidentally bumped into this little door that took us to this cute, sunny inner ward where they served so tasty food I had difficulties to make my pic. It was nice sitting there with fresh bread, salad and raspberry-basil lemonade.

After late lunch we walked to the car and continued our way towards Krakow. It ended up being a nice 4 hour visit in Prague but just a stop along the road so we had to keep driving. Although the other cars around didn't so after an hour of driving we were standing in traffic, not moving for a few hours. By six o'clock we were so done with it that we just decided to go for dinner to the next place we'd find. maybe the traffic would ease off. We took the next exit on right side and found our way to this tiny tiny town that had one open restaurant where all the locals were hanging out. We got loooong looks as we walked in and asked for a menu, in English. Well there was no menu in any other language that either of us would speak (and I mean we both speak or understand like 8-10, but not Czech). The nice waitress guy promised to translate for us but he could barely say "meat", "vegetable", "lamb" or "pork" so we just ended up taking the meals that had the words "angus" and "ribs". But with 7-12 euros each we got so good meals! I got an angus steak with vegetables and mushroom sauce, Arno ate ribs with bacon bread and different sauces. And with the same money we both drank two cokes too! I mean in Finland you may end up paying 7 euros just for two Cokes..

So full and happy we got back where we left the traffic at and continued driving with no cars around. Just us two, good music and the sunset in the horizon, talking deep and laughing together. Moments I treasure so deep in my heart! Love travelling with my sweetheart since we are not just a couple, but we were friends first and that is something we have kept all the way where we are now. We can just talk, joke and horse around with no end. That's why trips like driving 6h to Poland are no big deal. I mean of course we get pissed off and stuff once in a while - everyone does sometimes. But we always apologize right away, talk things through and end up laughing about it together. There's nothing bigger than the trust I have towards him and his love. And nothing more beautiful than sitting together in that car - free, happy, together and madly in love <3

Kisses,

Linnea