Garden Terrace, Prague.

In my search for a brewery, I discovered Hotel U Prince in Old Town Square which offers a beatiful rooftop view of the city.

The Garden Terrace is located on the 8th floor.

Beers are a little bit pricey, but I think the view and the shaded area was well worth the inflation.

Crooked Streets and Lustful Tales.

Finally, at 6:55, we find ourselves standing, breathless and a bit flushed with heat generated from fast walking and the anxiety of being lost, in front of the Estates Theater ready for Don Giovanni, Mozart's acclaimed masterpiece.

We had been wandering the crooked streets of Prague for the past 45 minutes, searching for this theater. 

We asked 3 different sets of people -- one laughed in our face.  One sent us in the wrong direction.  One was overly helpful.

Clearly, dumb American was plastered on each of our foreheads as we "Where's Waldo-ed" our way through the city.

But alas, we made it.

And, it was also my first opera ever.

However, our tumultuous, confusing walk was a definite prequel to our experience with the story within the opera.  Don Giovanni is a love crazed man, whose theme song seems to be "Toot it and Boot it."  He preys on the hearts, minds, and bodies of young, beautiful women, promising them love, but ending the affairs as soon as another lady appears in his world. 

Full of sex, ballet, masquerades, murder, rape, identify theft, comedy, and pretty girls, Mozart created a masterpiece {of confusion for me}.

We were able to follow pretty well through Act I and II but were gone for good in III.  Later, I looked up the story, and had the startling realization that, in truth, I understood almost none of the falling action or resolution.  But still, the music and dancing and performances of the players were not only noteworthy, they too encouraged the feeling of "getting lost" of being "carried away" -- of forgetting the current moment.

And so, we left the theater, more flushed and breathless and lost, than when we entered.

But, if we had read a bit about the story {and our map}  before hand, we would have been totally fine.
And for only 130czk {about 5.01 eruo and 6.25 dollars}, it's sort of hard to regret choosing an opera night in Prague.

We're on Top of the World.

Or at least the top of Pristina.

For Day 23, Mr. Umbrella took me on a date to the Sirius Hotel's rooftop bar.

Go at sunset; it's the best view of the city.

Indian Food, Pristina.

So, if you've ever talked to me or read my blog {even just once}, there is a really good chance that you've heard about my true love.

Indian food.

And the Indian restaurant in Pristina is definitely not Little India, but it is pretty amazing and feeds my need and just 7 euro gets me my beloved butter chicken, rice, and lots of naan.

So, for something spectacular #20, we date-nighted and stuffed our faces with our favorites and licked our plates clean.

For those of you in Pristina or ready to travel here, check out the Indian restaurant above City Hyper Market. {Sorry...no website or number, so email me if you can't find it!}

Love Notes to Friends.

Really good friends can make you laugh until you cry.

And really good friends let you cry until you can laugh about why you were crying in the first place.

And this is what I'll miss the most about the life I've already lived.

Because these guys were great.

Really great.

{Restaurant = Cherry Tomato which is a perfect cutie patootie date spot or last supper with friends spot. Pasta is homemade and amazing.}