Buffini's Blog

Off to Holland we go! I am shatterised, though in retrospect, staying up till till 2 to finish my assignment may not have been the greatest idea I’ve ever had. Why does travel always have to be so tiring?

Ic bin ein gobshited swine.

Been about four years since we were here, but still a nice city. Not quite as cheap as it used to be. The conversions work out at something like:

Previous: ~30 Kč = €1
Current: 24.5 Kč = €1

Value for money – dinner for two (mid range Chinese restaurant):

Previous: ~€20
Current: ~€35

So while the currency exchange hasn’t changed a lot in the intervening time, the actual worth of the Czech currency has definitely improved.
I especially saw this in two examples: Taxi from airport to hotel – €28, two English books (Roald Dahl, nothing overly special about them) – €30.

Not quite the treasure trove of cheapness that it used to be. However, beer is still ridiculously cheap, averaging about €2 for .5 litre in restaurant/pub.

Ambiance: Christmas markets are pretty and festive and so on, but couldn’t really see a hell of a lot worth buying. My money stayed in my pocket, only reappearing when beer was in the offing.

We’ve been here a few times by this stage, and have always had fond memories of the place, but I’d say this may be the last one for a while…