Anywho, yesterday was the perfect final day in Prague. We got up early, packed our stuff, and checked out of the hostel before 10. The hostel is nice enough to have lockers in a locked room in the basement for people after they check out so we locked up our bags and jumped on the first available tram to the city center. Four of us went to an old church in the heart of the city for mass. The church was probably 30 degrees colder than it was outside. We were shivering the entire time! (Later, we found out it was so cold to protect the art that literally filled the entire church. I would upload pictures of it if I had any, but no cameras were allowed inside. They are really doing everything they can to preserve the frescoes, gold-leaf covered statues, and ornate architecture.) I couldn't follow anything anyone said the entire time because I don't even know a single word in Czech, but we followed best we could. After mass we ran out of the church to warm up in the 45 degree weather. Next up on the list for the day was going back to the second bakery we found. The cookies were to die for! I got a bunch of them and a croissant for breakfast. After a short walk, we returned to the old town square and sat for a bit waiting for my roommates cousin who is studying there. When we found her, she led us to a few sites and then asked if we wanted to see her apartment. She tried explaining that it was in like "Praha 7" and we were in "Praha 1" so it wasn't too far...? We just nodded and smiled. So off we went following close behind. As the walk continued, and continued, and still continued, we started falling just ever so slightly further behind. She noticed and laughed. "You guys are going to kill me!" she told us. Apparently the NYU students live in the furthest part of the city from where we were. It was really cool to see though. Once we got to her building, we climbed the nine stories worth of stairs, legs beginning to feel like jelly, before reaching her room. The view was absolutely spectacular! We could see the TV Tower from her window which really does fit with its title; the second ugliest building in Europe. (I don't think I want to see the ugliest building at this point...) It is a strange modern looking thing with large statues of babies crawling up it. Yes, I did say babies. I'd recommend googling it for pictures. We only stayed inside for a minute or two before walking back down. My roommate's cousin said she wanted to show us the parks she runs in. They were not in the best shape since it is winter, but the views of the city were breathtaking. The dog walking park was set on a perfect hill overlooking everything. We could really get a feel for the mix of architecture from there. The walk back to the city center was less painful than I had thought it would be and when we returned we stopped at another bakery, grabbed a bench in the sun, and enjoyed the live music in the square. Soon the rest of the group met up with us after a day full of shopping for them. We stopped at a few more souvenir shops and head back to the hostel with bags of groceries for dinner. We used the kitchen in the basement of the hostel to make sandwiches and get our meals together, ate, and grabbed our stuff to head to the airport. Traveling was not a problem at all, easy as can be. It seriously was a stressless weekend full of amazing sites and fun.
Getting back to the hotel was also easy and we walked in the doors just after 10:30pm. I went straight upstairs to charge my phone and get online just like the rest of the group. I wanted to make sure my family knew I was still alive. I talked to them for a bit before taking a shower and getting ready for bed.
This morning I had my 8am class which went well. There were some technical difficulties but i think overall it was a good time. Then I went to the library to work on my myth project on Hera the goddess of marriage due thursday. I have to do a quick 5min presentation on her. I got a few books and gathered my information. Doesn't seem like this is going to be difficult. I ran back to my room to change before lunch at 1. We had the most delicious pasta I have had yet, some chicken, and strange vegetables that tasted rather terrible (plus they were cold, but I really don't think they were supposed to be.) For dessert I got two flavors of gelato. During dinner, I also planned Florence for this weekend with a few girls from the Prague trip - I can't wait! Then I grabbed my books and head to art history. Class was good, a tad boring but I was interested enough. We learned a lot about Florence which made me all the more excited. Class ended just before 4 and I have been in my room since working on my project and Italian reading. Everything is going really well! I will post again tomorrow. Arrivederci!
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