it's always better on holiday_

yesterday was easter monday, and here as well in many other european countries, it is a part of the easter weekend celebration. there were no classes, so again, i went to old town square to see the wooden hut shops and what have you. part of the tradition in the czech republic, or so i am told, is that on this day, everyone drinks all day and just enjoys the company of family and friends. the story is that the young men carry switches around and ask young women for schnapps, and if they don't get any, they give the girls a little whip on their bums. sometimes the girls retaliate and throw water at the men, or so the story goes, but i cannot completely verify the validity of this tradition because the story was told to me by some dude from milwaukee. also, the only people using switches were tourists, just trying to have some fun. but i know there is some truth to this tale because a czech girl said things of that nature do happen in smaller towns in the countryside, just not really in prague. later in the afternoon a group of us went to a small cafe to get champagne and honeycake. it was a delicious afternoon treat weighing in at just under 4 dollars (and that's 2, count 'em, 2 glasses of champagne). and the champagne was not only good, it was good enough, but i was definately not complaining. anyways, here is a shot of old town square on easter monday.