Prague at Last..

After three long days of travel and having explored London and some of Munich (mostly the beer gardens), we finally made it to Prague. It was about a 5-6 hour bus ride that inquired plenty of entertainment by one of the staff members named Z. He is a wise old czeck man (the cutest) with plenty of knowledge to share about his life during the communist years. He taught us a few basic Czeck words along the way, and let me just say, the language is a bit of a struggle. But we make a sad attempt at it anyway in order to be polite. On our way into Prague we stopped at one of the largest and most famous brewerys in Prague called Pilsner, just near the border next to Germany. Their beer is known to be some of the best in the world and I can say I agree. I also decided to branch out in my food choices.. for once in my life.. and decided to try the goulash and dumplings, upon Z's request. Surprisingly, I loved it! But it was definitely what I would call a hearty meal, a meal that could put enough meat on my bones to keep me warm all winter. After we finished our three course traditional meals at Pilsner, we got back on the bus and continued our journey to Prague.

Dani and I in the middle of the Old Town

When we finally got there, I was relieved to see that the dorms were not as small or horribly communist looking as I had convinced myself they would be. And not to worry everyone, I found plenty of room to put all my clothes... PHEW. After a decent nights rest, we all woke up to finally tour the Old Town of Prague. I can honestly say that I felt as though I were walking through a set from the movies or Disneyland or something. As corny as it may sound, I had a wave of chills come over me as soon as I saw that first glimpse of the Prague Castle... and no, it wasn't because of the 20 degree weather. Everywhere you look in the Old Town, you can just sense the history, it is endless. From the narrow, cobblestone streets to the gothic style castles, the sites are breathtaking. After a long day of oohing and aweing through the ancient streets, we managed to figure out the tram system and make our way back to the dorms. We were all pretty exhausted after today, so a handful of us decided it would be a good idea to have a layed back night and just relish at a nice dinner with good food and wine. Tomorrow we have a few more meetings, but I defintely plan on checking out the Charles Bridge, one of the most beautiful and famous spots in all of Prague. I can't wait!!!

A group of us in front of the Astronomical Clock

Chip Chip Cheerio

London Bridge!!

Soo I haven't been the best with keeping up with my blog but getting internet here has been impossible. After a 9 hour flight that was surprisingly not so torturous, we finally made it to London. As soon as we got settled into our hotel, we mosied out and managed to find ourselves situated in a charming British pub as soon as possible, something that seemed to be a continous theme for the next couple of days. London was such a blast, and everything from the double decker buses to the telephone booths were just like the movies. As tired and jet lagged as we were, a handful of us managed to ralley and go out into the city to experience London's nightlife, and I have to say, it was pretty amazing. For our second day there, we went on a tour to try and experience as much of London as we possibly could in about 3 hours. We got to see Buckingham Palace (unfortunately neither William nor Harry were there) and we also got to see Westminster Abbey. Both were gorgeous and such an awesome experience. After going almost 48 hours exhausted from a lack of sleep, arms sore from fist pumping, we left London with a bang and headed to Munich, Germany. As soon as we arrived in Munich, Dani and I figured it would be smart of us to take a quick nap before our tours, considering we had gone days without sleep. Unfortunately for us, we both managed to sleep through our alarms and missed the entire tour. Oh well, guess we didn't need to see Munich that badly anyway? Luckily, by the time we woke up, everyone was ready to go back out to experience some German sausages and sourcrout. After a big hearty meal with a couple of GINORMOUS glasses of beer to wash dinner down, we headed back to the hotel to get ready for our next day. We are finally heading to prague tomorrow by bus and I couldn't be more excited. I am ready to officially call Prague my home for the next four months.