Well, I’m back where it all begun , I guess. Karlovo náměstí . The 22 to Hostivař is the first tram to arrive—fortunately, I was afraid I’d be the 3 to Levského. The sixth stop is Ruska, and there’s plenty to choose from around here. I pick Lye Beer Café , the closest, and the only spot I’ve never been to. It seems to be empty and, as I approach it, I peek around the corner, to Galerie Piva . People are literally spilling out on the pavement, and that’s enough to change my mind, Galerka it is then. I was here once for a quick pifko on the go, likely on my way somewhere else, years ago, and this is a great excuse to revisit it, now with more time at hand. Galerka is very much like the nearby Pivní Zastávka , my hospoda número uno, but a bit grungier. They also have five beers on tap, headed by a Světlý Ležák, with the other four being styles of a trendier persuasion, plus a fairly wide range of bottles and cans in the fridges lining a wall. Somewhat unsurprisingly, I run into...
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