So.. today, we woke up and a huge group of 15 of us decided to go to the zoo.. not something I'd do if I were only here for a week, but since I'm here for 3 more months, why not? Plus they had a student discount :) it was $5.00USD to get it in.. Not too bad! So I thought before I went, how could a Czech zoo be different from and American zoo? Well I have some answers... First, if you are Czech, bringing your dog to the zoo is the cool thing to do... big or small, adorable [View Full Entry]

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Its my birthdayyy!!! 21.. in Prague. A little anticlimatic given I have been allowed to drink here for three years, but it turned out to be great! I woke up today and went to Bohemia Bagel.. a bagel and salad cafe. It is geared towards Americans because it had free refills for coffee (which is unheard of in Czech) and the service is very fast. In Prague, we only tip 10% or less because serves make more per hour. However, there is a downside... they take FOOREVER. Don't sit down at a restaurant in Prague and expect to be in and [View Full Entry]

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Prague (Praha), Czech Republic 9.5.09-9.8.09 At least three Jan’s We were greeted by a nice guy named Jan (pronounced Yan in Czech) with a Cramer sign in his hands promptly after deplaning at the Prague airport. On the way to the St. George Hotel, Jan sped around and tried to sell us a rental car. As planned, our friend Matt (AKA Kozel) met us at the hotel circa 6:30. He was to be our host for the first night in town. Matt took us to a fine, candlelit restaurant specializing in vegetarian food—which was very good for us since we had [View Full Entry]

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We love love love Prag! The most beautiful city we have been to sofar! It is just amazing! We took the metro to Josefov, the jewish part of town and walked around admiring the sinagoges. Then we explored the Old Town and watched the play of the Astronomic Clock. The gothic church was beautiful and we loved every little corner there. We walked around and found art nouveau style buildings aswell as an old monastery. There, we bought art nouveau postcards and decided we had to see the Alfons Mucha Museum, who is the art nouveau pioneer. We walked along the [View Full Entry]

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We picked up 2 people to Dresden and were amazed by the city. It is really very beautiful, with a lot of huge castles and churches- we didnt expect that. After only one hour walking around, we picked up another person and drove to Prag. That way, we made a little money and had some company on the way. We stayed with Adams grandparents friend, Parush in Prag. He lives in a Monastery on the top of a hill overlooking Prag. The first night, he took us out to eat hering and have Czech biers with him and his friends. It [View Full Entry]

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There's little I really feel I can write about what I've been upto in my last week in the Czech Republic this summer. I've had a visitor and we've been all over the place, but the idea of "travel blogging" anything since I've returned from Croatia has just seemed silly as then, I really felt I was returning home, rather than just to "where I was staying". So I just don't have anything to say anymore. Going back to London just feels wrong, and I doubt I'll be staying there very long after finally finishing my degree. So all I have [View Full Entry]

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On my second full day in Prague, we had our orientation for Charles University. Our dorm mother led us to our building down town. We were going to walk, but we were running late, so 30 of us were lined up to get tram tickets, but there was not enough time! So Suzana told us to get on with out paying.. She told us in her cute czech accent "dont worry... people do it all the time" Yet there is a $40 fine you have to pay if you get caught! We arrived at one of the academic buildings which is [View Full Entry]

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So I have been terrible about writing in this simply because they have kept us SO busy here! And when I do have free time, im either sleeping or out exploring Prague. The first morning I woke up in Prague, Suzana, the dorm mother took us on a tour of the dorm and the dorm neighborhood which happens to be right next to Prague Castle. We saw the castle and some government buildings where the President and other government officials work. We also saw the villa where the President lives. Suzana expressed her dislike for the president, and actually knew the [View Full Entry]

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I got off the airplane around 6:30pm... 12:30am US time.. with no sleep since friday morning! After I got my baggage, a cute Czech guy was standing there, holding my name.. he was very friendly and showed me some good cheap places to eat as we drove to the dorm. I could tell when were there because I googled it before I got here! My dorm is called kolej Komenského and its in Praha 6 near the Prague castle.. So we have a lot of tourists which means its hard to find a cheap restaurant. I walked in with my suitcases [View Full Entry]

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Our time in Czech Republic was short. We only had two full days to see Prague and the long awaited Kutna Hora. Day one we started off with a breakfast at Bohemia Bagel. We read this place had an American breakfast and this is something we have been craving. It was indeed delicious with egg and cheese bagels and jalepeno omellets. They also had bottomless coffee, we stayed a long time! Afterwards we went on a letterbox hunt in Prague followed by a pub crawl in search of some infamous Czech beers. Day two was Kutna Hora- see next entry! We [View Full Entry]

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