Favorite Czech Words

My new favorite Czech word is "Počítač." (Pronounced Po-chee-tahch.)
It means "Computer."
It's just fun to say.

Almost as fun as "Budějovická," my metro stop. This has been lovingly nicknamed by me and my friends as our "Booty stop." It's just easier and more fun to say.

Another fun thing to say is "I.P. Pavlova," the name of another metro stop. Maybe it's just entertaining because of the metro-guy's voice recording when he says it. "Příští stanice: I.P. Pavlova" actually sounds like "Pzhee-shtee sta-nee-tsuh: Ee-pay pahv-LOW-vuh!"

Oh the Prague metro. It's an adventure every time. I saw a guy get tackled the other day by two women metro police.
I also got checked for a ticket last week. First time I've ever even seen them checking. Good thing I had a valid one!!!!!!

There is something about the smell of European metros that is amazing to me. Mix of hot steel, burnt rubber, smoke, B.O. and paint...... doesn't sound lovely and in all technicality it is NOT lovely, but every metro smells the same. Paris, Valencia, Lisbon, Prague, Rome.... That smell will always bring back so many nostalgic memories of riding on various metros......


It's comforting to find the same smells in various places....