The City of A Thousand Spires

Hey everyone. I am back from my first weekend trip. This weekend we went as a group to Prague in the Czech Republic. I fell in love with the city. It is an amazing place. We left on Saturday morning around 8ish. After a long bus ride (5 hours) across the Czech Border (where there is no border control, luckily) we arrived in the wonderful city of Prague. After getting oriented with the city, we had 6 hours on our own to wander the city and explore. Old Town Square is the most amazing place. The famous Prague Astronomical Clock is there, as well as a Starbucks. Haha, I realize the two are not in the same caliber...but seriously...I had to get a decent sized cup of coffee. The coffee in Europe is served in like teaspoon amounts. Finally I had the chance to get a good sized coffee...and I enjoyed it thoroughly.

The area Prague is in is called Bohemia. I thought that was interesting because when you think of Bohemia, you think of the Bohemian Revolution which was prevalent in Paris, but this town was actually named Bohemia. It was interesting. After hanging out in Old Town Square, we wandered around to find food. We found an awesome little Italian place that also took Euros! (Thank goodness, because the Czech crown is the most confusing thing...ever) There we met this group of guys from London who were there a Bachelor Party/Weekend. They were hysterical. After lunch we wandered around this awesome little market full of unique Czech trinkets. After wandering there, Kayce and I got out Starbucks and then wandered father towards the river. We saw awesome views of the city. We then all met back at our bus and headed to our hotel, which was about 10 minutes outside the city. However, this was not a normal hotel. It had a casino, and swimming pool, and A BOWLING ALLEY. It was incredible. Our whole group went down to bowl, and it was one of the most fun expericences I have had so far. It was awesome. Even our professor was bowling with us. It is was just a great time to relax and have fun. We then just hung out and journaled until bed.

After waking up and getting ready the next morning, we left for our tour of Prague. We had an awesome tour guide who was 27, so it was easy to relate to her. We went and saw: St. Charles Bridge, The Prague Castle Complex, The Prague Astronomical Clock, Old Town Square, and many other awesome places in the city. We walked for probably 4 hours on our town, it was great. It was nice to have someone tell you all about the city, especially if they live there. We then had like two hours to get lunch and finish up seeing the city. We went to lunch at this famous Bagel Shop called Bohemia Bagels...it was great...and they spoke English. I bought a print of the city and it was amazing. I love it. After our tour we headed back to Wien.

I loved Prague, and I think everyone should go at some point. It is a beautiful place, and an awesome trip. It is nice to be back in Vienna though, because at least here I know my way around better than in Prague...and I at least know enough German to get around. In the Czech Republic, it was like being back in Vienna on day one. I miss everyone at home, and I hope you are all well. I am great here, I just wish everyone could be here to experience this.

Love and miss you all.