We played the first show in Berlin and it went well for the band not playing in over a month. The club provided us an amazing catered lunch and dinner. Then we got to check out our new home for the next 5 weeks, the bus !!!. It’s quite cozy with the 10 of us on there (5 band, 4 crew + 1 bus driver). Not too many places to run to to get away for some alone time with the exception of our bunks which are about 7 feet by 2.5 feet by 2 feet high. Roomy, huh?
The worst thing to get used to is sleeping on the bus. Most of the travel is overnight, so you really don't have much choice. Eventually, through sheer exhaustion or booze, one will fall asleep, although I didn't for about 2 nights.
Prague was the next stop. Pulling into the city about 8am and peering out from the bus didn't really get my blood going, nor did the hotel, which was about 15 minutes from central Prague. But once we headed to the venue, things started to look more like the old city I was expecting. Lets take a look:
I was pretty amazed at how modern it was. It's not what I expected. We were in the main downtown district, full of restaurants, hotels, shopping (most retailers you can think of......Nike, H&M, Lacoste (mainly Euro ones, but lots of 'em).
We walked around for a bit after sound check but the best part was checking out the city after the show. That's when I really appreciated what a historic, charming city it was. Nice little bars and cafes (Pilsner Urquell rules the country). The buildings and streets were awesome. It was more of what I thought Italy would be, but a little darker and mysterious. We strolled down a bunch of back streets into the veins of the city and found old theatres, antique and clothing shops,a few neighborhood bars, B&B type hotels, just amazing. You can really get lost there for several days just stumbling around the city. I hope to come back soon, with some more time to get my exploration on. (oh, no gypies or vampires though, but they do have prostitutes).
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