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Subject: Re: Is Czech a safe place to do free & easy? Posted on: Fri, 11 May 2007 16:04:53 +0000 (UTC)

On May 11, 11:32 pm, Iceman wrote:
> On May 11, 10:48 am, ekimy...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Hi All,
>
> > Am thinking of doing solo free & easy in Europe. One of the
> > destination is Prague. Pls advise if its safe to do so. Can I get by
> > with only English in Prague?
>
> There are hardly any tourists in Prague, especially if you go in
> June. If you aren't fluent in Czech, you will be stuck in an
> industrial suburb for your whole trip. You won't be able to order in
> a restaurant so you'll have to go to McDonald's, and you won't be able
> to find any of the sights since they all have Czech writing. It's one
> of the most expensive cities in the world too - a beer costs $18 US.
> If you're lost, ask a gypsy for directions, and then it's customary to
> open your wallet and let the gypsy pick one of the coins.

Sounds quite nasty. Think I'll spend my holidays in East Timor instead
at least they speak some English.