Praha!

Day 39, March 7th 2011

Prague or Praha has been one of the best cities in my opinion. It is lined with very old cobblestone streets and lots of buildings, and people, with character. After arriving I was a little cautious with the beat up buildings, graffiti (though this is everywhere in Europe), and mostly the quiet and relaxed feeling. I was so use to go go go of the previous cities that being here is a pleasant change! I still have class every day but it just feels different than the other cities have, even though you wouldn’t know since I suck at keeping up with blogging apparently! Anyway my second day here was full of a few little busy work things some girls and I did. We found our way to the main post office, the only laundry mat around, made it on all three metro lines, went to a mini market store, and to the biggest mall in Prague! The mall made me realize how much I did Not miss malls at all!The post office was much harder than I thought with the extreme language barrier and the only English person helping us hitting on my constantly but I successfully mailed a package that will hopefully get to my parents safely back in Minnesota soon! I should really count how many times I get hit on in each city because it is quite annoying and too often but oh well.
Sunday was one of the best days in Europe so far! It was a beautiful day out (no coat!) and we went to the Zoo! It was a very well kept zoo and all the animals I saw seemed healthy and well taken care of, which I like to see. We skipped the Bison for some elephants and exotic birds but I think I saw almost every animal at the zoo! For about 6.00 bucks, it was totally worth it. After that we went to Old Town and found our way to the Astronomical Clock and Leah and I got lost trying to find Charles Bridge but it was really cool just walking around the small streets and seeing little shops, restaurants, and buildings around Prague. We found our way back safely after another successful day!
Today, Monday, was our tour for class around Prague. We started at the clock we were at and even got to see all 12 disciples go around the clock and hear the horn sound at 11:00! After a short talk about the Old Square we went to the Jewish Quarter in Prague and got to see a number of different synagogues that weren’t destroyed when the Natiz’s came because Hitler wanted to have museums of the Jewish generations after he wiped them out; how generous right? But it was cool to see the Old New Synagogue and the Jewish cemetery. We enjoyed a wonderful lunch at a little restaurant with some amazing hot apple cider and went off to the palace, the cathedral in the palace, and Charles Bridge afterwards! There area that that palace covers is very grand. I wish the garden would’ve been open to take a look at also, but I think in the winter it must be closed. I didn’t fall in love on the bridge but maybe I fell in love with the city? ;) More to come! I promise :)

Oh and the internet isn't the greatest here so that's why there are no pictures yet!