May 27, 2011
Today was pretty quiet. We didn’t have class and most people either had a field trip or slept late because last night was so crazy. I woke up around 8:15 and was able to get stuff done on the computer. The weather wasn’t the greatest so it was a good day to lie around and chill. I ended up getting ready and eating lunch at the institute then heading off to walk up to Prague Castle from there. I took my time and explored different ways. It was definitely a long walk. On the way back I saw this violinist on the bridge that was really good! I could just sit there and relax and enjoy it. Then I happened upon the folk music festival! How cool! I took a video of the first band, they were a Slavic band. It was pretty cool, I would have stayed longer but it started raining. I met up with others and we made our way back to the pension. We all chilled for a bit and then headed out to dinner at a local place. We devoured that pizza! My favorite part of the night…the sketch off between a few of the boys. We would give them something to draw and they had a certain amount of time to do so. They are really talented. So far they have drawn a dragon (I suggested this one haha), a sphinx (me also), a castle, a cruise ship, a car, and a skyscraper/city. It’s pretty impressive what they can draw in 1-15 minutes.
May 28, 2011
Ok, best thing so far? Prague Food Festival…no freaking joke. It was AWESOME. A group of us got there right when it opened because we hadn’t pre-ordered tickets. It was at the Prague Castle in the garden which was really pretty too. It was a bunch of 5-star restaurants and such that had samples of food and drinks. We all had like 6 different things. I had gelato, a hamburger (not like McDonald’s but it was oh so good), dark chocolate mousse with strawberry sauce, and beef and bread dumplings. I thought I was in love. We were there for like 4 hours and it was awesome! This was my kind of place. We met a nice older couple there too and they run the Prague Post—an English printed newspaper. They were from Texas and gave us some good places to go and things to do. It was really nice to talk to them. We also met a young Czech couple who gave us some places to go and such. They translated what one guy was saying and were cool to talk to! Overall that was one of my favorite things I’ve done so far! Food and fun! :)
May 29, 2011
Sunday in Prague, what a day! Liz, Adrianne, and I met up with Liz’s cousin and friends to go to Terazin, a concentration camp/town during World War II and before. It was really just a humbling, somber experience. As I walked through some of the displays for the museums, I read the stories of several prisoners and it just broke my heart. These people had a future, talent, hopes, dreams, and families and that was taken away from them. I can’t imagine what they went through. The conditions were horrible. I definitely recommend people experiencing this type of thing as it makes you realize how good you have it and just makes you think about what is going on in the world today. Often 1,000 prisoners were transferred from Terazin and only 1 or 2 survived; those are not good numbers. We then made our way back to Thomas’s house where the group of us played board games and cards. It was overall a really good day and I met some local Czech people which was awesome!
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