Bats Flying Amock and a Strangled Tavern Mistress

I know that you are all quite intrigued by that title there. So, without further ado...

Yesterday the Farmers and I (family friends who also happened to be in Prague) decided that we wanted to have a unique Czech experience and do something that was not listed in the guidebooks. The hotel clerk woman told us to go to the zoo because it is one of the top 10 in Europe and not very touristy. Not touristy is completely right. On one hand it meant much lower prices. Food there was unbelieveably cheap. At one point the worker just got too confused when we tried to speak English with him and charged us way too little but just wanted us to leave so he told us it was ok.

First strange thing: admission price for dogs. People here are crazy about their dogs, I have never seen so many Yorkshire terriers in handbags with bows in their hair. So, people would rather pay than leave their dogs at home while they spend the day at the zoo. Second really strange thing was the sheer amount of naked children running around, and in some cases nature would call and they would take care of it in the nearest patch of grass... not normal. Third thing was the indoor exhibit called the "Indonesian Jungle". As we entered, there was a whoosh of air and a bat flew right by us. Yes, there were bats freely flying around in the entire building. And there was a pitch black hallway at one point and they were flapping around madly, it was terrifying. Upon opening the curtain to leave the terrifying hall, one was waiting on the other side and flew right into my friend's face. How is that even legal!?

All in all, it was definitely quite the experience and the animals were really active and interesting so I would recommend it, just not the bat building unless that kind of encounter sounds fun to you.

Tonight we went to a restaurant recommended by Rick Steves. The name translated to The Rope-Maker's Wife and on the menus included what was labeled as the "charming" story about her. She was a lovely woman who seduced all men, but she only loved her husband and was always faithful. However, she often got lonely because her husband was always off making ropes in foreign lands, so she asked him to build her a pub so she could stay entertained. He did so, and there were always men oggling her but she was still faithful. However, her rope-maker husband heard that she offered her customers "other services" (direct quote from the menu) so he rushed home to strangle her with his self-made rope. Now she is doomed to haunt the pub forever until she helps everyone with their love problems. Nice story, right?