Hockey Night in Prague

HOCKEY. Thats right, were going to a hockey game in Prague. Appartently, us girls have become quite the sports fanatics. Rob wanted to go....I tell ya, this guy is full of great ideas. The stadium was real easy to find, not incredible large but decent size. As well, the tickets to go were cheap, 8 euros. Today we were seeing the Slovacs play. This is Pragues national league, so we were curious how they were in comparison to Canadian teams.

Going in they had pretty tight security. Christie's Good Earth water bottle fell victum to scuritiny and she had to throw it out. If any takes pity in Christie's heart breaking story you can send a Good Earth water bottle overseas to her. However, after we got her a hot dog she was in better spirits.

The start of the game had lights and action with some flags. However, no one stood up and sang the national anthem....curious what it is. Maybe I'll google it. Now, more interesting then the game was the fans. They have fan clubs for the home team and the visiting team. They have their sections behind the goalies post, facing each other against the rink. These guys dont mess around.

Drums, scarfs, face paint, fog horns, micropones, and 10 - 15 different chants for their team. The whole game they competed with each other who had the better chant. To be honest, I dont think they were actually even watching the game. However, its a good thing they were there....cause these guys suck. It was a pretty uneventful game. I myself am not a huge hockey buff.....but when their playing is worse then watching a Hurricanes game....you know Prague aint got much to offer. Although, the stadium beer is just as good as any....so it was a REAL good time.

That night, we spent walking around Prague. Prague at night seems magical. The lights play off the river canal and make the buildings look larger then life. I prefer Prague at night. The smell is so crisp and fresh. Even though your walking down the cobble stone road it smells as if your in a forest. On the bridges are lines and lines of seagulls. Its like nothing Ive ever seen. Just hundreds of seagulls all in line on the bridge.

I understand why people recomend Prague for its beautiful. No matter how much I boast I undersell it. Something you will just have to see for yourself.