Olomouc, Czech Republic

After landing in Prague, it was about a 3 hour bus ride to Olomouc (pronounced Oh-Low-Moats). The bus was comfortable and I was able to take a little nap, but I didn't want to miss anyang that we drove by. When we got to Nesredin, our dorm, we were given about an hour and a half to move in and shower and get ready before going to see the town. We took the tram and got to see our school and part of the city. We ate our first Czech meal for supper at a restaurant called Caesars. I ordered my first beer (pivo) and it was delish. I saw on their menu it said Local Specialties: fried Oloumac cheese and mashed potatoes. Well I love cheese and mashed potatoes but it wasn't exactly what I had expected. The cheese is definitely an acquired taste. It's not "bad" but it's Really different. The mashed potatoes were not our kind of mashed potatoes either. They were chopped up and had lots of different seasonings. At least my beer was good! This was my first of many interesting food-ordering adventures. Also, something else that's interesting is the fact that water was about 30 kc or Korunas, (about $1.50) and beer was about 18 so barely $1. In other words, this college student will be drinking beer if that's what I need to do to save money!