Praha!

wow where do i begin ?!

jen and i literally woke up at 130am to shower and get on the bus to stansted airport.

we got into prague around 9am and got picked up by tanner and joseph (who works at their uni) at the airport and went back to their uni campus.

it was an interesting campus and their dorms are a bit smaller and interesting. they do have sand volleyball and other things to do.
we stopped and had breakfast while we waited for the bus and jen and i had a cinnamon/sugar crepe. YUM. tanner and alan had ice cream! for breakfast!

then we took a bus to the train station... then got out and walked through the city to find our hostel and finally dropped off our bags.

then we found our way to wencesles square and saw the statue and museum.
we met bradley at the beer factory. there were taps on the the table- and you get a glass and you pour your own drinks and some electronic thing counts how much you take and you pay at the end. it was very innovative. (of course i only watched and did not participate)

after that we wandered off to Prague Castle!
when we got there we saw changing of the guards!
we also saw like a birds of prey "zoo" which was interesting. we walked around the castle a bit and then decided to go into St. Vitus Cathedral. it was beautiful. i think bradleys comment was "see doesnt this make you want to convert to catholicism?!"

we almost didnt go in because the line seemed too long... but the line moved quickly and we made it in.
i am impressed i came out with decent pictures.... seeing as my camera can be a bit sketchy on focusing--- and i didnt have a display screen to check.

after that we walked back and saw charles bridge . it was sooo pretty and perfect. it was filled with people and artists selling unique pieces of art. i even went and rubbed something on a statue that is supposed to mean good luck. (hey ... cant hurt right?) it was a great atmosphere!
then walked around to get some lunch. we ended up at a place called something and we had the "SOS" pasta. yum.

then we split off and jen and i checked into our hostel and went shopping in old town.
jen got a beautiful necklace/earrings set of bohemian crystal and i got a beautiful bracelet! it caught my eye. sorry mom--- ill let you borrow it :)

we also walked down to designer row and got gelato at Cremeria Milano. yum.

we got ready for the night then walked around old town (which is in the jewish quarter- which is a world heritage site!) and got dinner. jen and i split mushroom pizza- at Pizzeria Giovanni.

then we met up with the boys and stopped by some mexican restaurant before heading back to charles bridge. and the 5-story club.
each story of the club had a different theme and was decorated accordingly.
we started on the 80s/ disco floor. saw the floor that was filled with couches, and some other dance floor with really cool chairs and a waterfall we sat in for a while. we also went down to the hip/hop ish / modern dance floor for a while as well.

prague was great. it was my first eastern europe experience. everything was really cheap because they still use the czech crown. it wasnt as poverty stricken as i expected--- but it was not like london at all. reminds me a bit of turkey... it was a great atmosphere though. everyone sat outside because the weather was beautiful and was drinking beer and socializing.
beer is literally cheaper than water there. apparently the czechs drink the most alcohol per capita than any other country in the world. fun fact.

it was fun and beautiful and filled with gothic buildings and rich history. im sad we were only there for a day because i feel like there is so much more to be discovered and we simply scraped the top.

in the mornign we simply woke up and got on a plane then a bus. (spent our left over crowns on belgian chocolates!) we stopped by some shop at victoria coach station and i got dreamtime hot cocoa (im drinking it now) and a SUPER cute mug with stars on it for reallly cheap.
headed back home and i got to skype michelle and alissa !!! and michelle showed me what our house looks like.... i am soo excited to move in. i miss my roommates lots.

ally megan and i went to a pub down the street then and watched the finals of Euro 2008 germany v spain. germany lost :( (im german i had to root for my ancestors.... who knows someone on the team could be a long lost cousin!)

now simply off to bed before a full week of work tomorrow!

p.s. my pics are finally updated !!! czech them out........... hahaha. wow.