a czech experience

on friday matt and i were invited to go with two of his students to watch the czech vs. sweden hockey game. matt was really interested, but i was a little hesitant-- not about going, just about actually watching a sport i know nothing about. i haven't watched it since i was a kid. maybe i went to a florida panthers game or two back then. we met lukas and eva at the train station and headed only a few stops away to a town outside of prague called Černošice. it's the "beverly hills" of prague lukas told us. there were  gorgeous weekend homes up on the hills. he lived just about a 4 minute walk from this bar we went to called klub kino. it was pretty cool. they had a decently sized screen to watch the game on. it was packed and all the locals were really into it, obviously, wearing red/white/ and blue. i enjoyed watching. it wasn't so bad for someone like me, actually. especially with a couple of beers. did i just say that?

we lost to sweden... but i didn't feel so bad since i'm swedish. our czech friends were definitely disappointed, especially since they invited us and wantd to show off their country's team. one of their friends showed up who works for the expats website who was super cool. we had great conversation, learning about some new restaurants that i can take my mom to while she's here next week.

i'm glad i got to have this experience. i had fun and am extremely sad we don't have more time here. i would've loved to have met these people earlier on and enjoyed some more time out with them-- learning czech, watching ice hockey, and being a part of their culture.

                    

                       the inside was cool--it looked like a theatre.