Cafe Louvre

I just arrived home from my favorite meal so far, enjoyed at a great place in town called Cafe Louvre. It's got a very traditionally French ambiance, filled with lots of natural lights, waiters wearing fancy aprons and bow ties, and tons of pastry counters. Everyone was so cheerful and friendly and I felt as though I was in some magnificent hotel. Yet, it was still incredibly laid back and casual, allowing us all to wind down after class and get a great, cheap meal in before running errands. 

We started when a British food photographer turned to us and offered up the food he had just finished serving. It was something I would never have ordered- roast beef with some sort of pumpkin gravy sauce thing. And it was delicious! I slurped that baby up like it was my last meal. 

Then, it came time to order and I wanted to really step outside my comfort zone. I was just feeling it. I ordered an avocado salad with tomatoes and mozzarella, which sounded wonderful but wouldn't satisfy the raging hunger inside me that was turning me into an angry baboon. So I also ordered fresh bread with "sheep cheese" and chives and onions to fulfill my overactive carb need. The entire meal made me feel oddly good about myself, as if I was treading new culinary food territory, which is truly pathetic since it was really just a salad and bread with cheese.

And while I was feeling so posh and European, I ordered a hot chocolate with homemade ice cream. Ice cream IN THE HOT CHOCOLATE. The mix between the temperatures and the pure tastes made my heart sing. I am definitely going back. 

In other news, Budapest, Croatia and Slovakia are all booked! Gotta decide what to plan next!

Also, I totally just got an A- on my Czech test. Meaning I can ALMOST pronounce words.