So, the big kicker about the Prague Red Dress Run was that it really wasn't part of the actual 24th anniversary/888th weekend. That meant that the hashers there were simply a portion of the overall attendees the rest of the event.
Early (re: early) on Friday morning, Goldilocks led a small group of us on a tour of the city. We walked many miles, climbing giant hills to reach old monk habitats dating back to a failed Protestant invasion of this heavily Catholic city. We went down the hills to spots that held absolutely amazing views of the city and drank Pilsner beer at authentic Chech pubs where Goldilocks ordered by simply waving with his fingers the number of beers he wanted to get.
Pouring techniques are very consistent, all achieving a lot of head (who said head?). And beer prices ranged anywhere from just over $1.25 to $3 depending on where you went. I did my best to remember the cheap beer spots if only because that city can be quite pricey, especially since I was staying in the heart of Wenscelas (sp?) Square, which is full of tourists.
This year is also the anniversary of when the Russians marched on the city, right up the square, and shot the fuck out of the building at the top with their tanks. Tough luck on them though as the building they thought was Parliment was actually just a really large and fancy museum!
That night Prague H3 held registration for the weekend at an amazing restaurant with a wonderful view of the river and Charles Bridge. The elevated patio out back gave an even better view of the castle.
We all ate, drank our 3 ticketed beers and then grouped up on a scavenger hunt pub crawl. This was slightly marred as we only had one pub open when we got there. Nevermind, Goldilocks quickly found another pub and we enjoyed a frosty gold beverage before moving on, completing all but one of the check list before having yet another (unscheduled) beer and going in for down-downs on the back patio.
I was fortunate enough to get a shirt to commemorate this drinky weekend. My bag is getting loaded with shirts, gah!
We all went to our respective hostels/hotels and slept with plans on getting to Saturdee's official 888th hash with as little hangovers as possible (hah, I don't get hangovers! Well, I get close to them at times...).
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I assume that you took a red dress with you when you left on the trip - yes?
I need to start looking for a Pink Dress, as the Thirstday H3 are having their Breast Cancer Awareness fundraiser in a few weeks.
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