If You Want an Iron Curtain Here You'll Need to Pay For It (in Euros)

Wow has the world changed! I visited Prague 10 years ago and left the country with more money than I came in with. A nice meal cost only $4 per person, a beer was $0.50 in a bar and there was very little English spoken. Times have changed. This is the most expensive place we have visited and it is packed with tourists and English speakers. Fortunately it still has its beautiful Eastern European landmarks including the Prague Castle and the Charles Bridge (featured in Tom Cruise's Mission Impossible). The signs of communist influence are all but extinct as this city is a thriving capitalist economy. And wow that hurts the pocketbook. Fortunately, we met up with three fantastic classmates: Ian, Thiago and Vikas. We got some great meals, checked out the Czech pubs and saw a concert that Jennifer was thoughtful enough to have Google sponsor for us.