Now I can make it official. For Spring Break, I am going to Vienna
and London! I am so excited. I am going to Vienna [by bus...eek!]
with two friends for six days and then I'm going to London by myself
for four days. I am really excited about both trips. In Vienna, I
plan on seeing lots of opera and in London I'm going to hit up the
West End. I'll be turning 21 in Vienna...I'm sure I'll have lots of
fun! Let me know if y'all have any suggestions for either city.
On Thursday, I did a lot of research for Spring Break. I've been
compiling plans of stuff to do in Vienna and London... travel plans,
sites to see, public transportation, etc. I want to make sure that
I'll know what I'm doing. For dinner, we went to a Czech restaurant.
They are REAL big on pork and potatoes here. I hadn't had Czech food
in a while, so it was nice to get back to the local food. That night,
we went to a bar called Kross. It was super cool... decorated with
things like hard drives hanging from the walls, car parts lit by
colored lights...awesome in a weird way. We met some Americans from
College of Charleston! What are the chances?
Friday morning, we got up late and meandered to the Institute. My
desk is in the fashion studio, so I saw them making their first
dresses. I really want to make a sun dress [I'm sure it's because I
am longing for sunlight!] and they said that they'd help me. I'm
going to the fabric store soon to but my materials...yay! My friends
Jessica and Katelyn and I went to a restaurant near the penzion
called Sudichka. It was hands down the best meal I have ever gotten
in Prague. Jessica and I split the mix grill. They brought a hot
plate to the table and brought us a tray with raw chicken, pork, and
beef and vegetables on it...we got to cook our own dinner! All of us
split the fruit fondue for dessert. It was so much fun...a very
interactive dinner. I'll definitely take y'all there when you come!
Today, we went to lunch and then climbed the Old Town Hall tower. It
was my third time, but my justification was that it was snowing
really heavily and I had never been up there when it was snowing.
Later, we went to Vysehrad, a ninth century castle that the Czechs
view as the birthplace of their nation . In Lit, we read legends
about Vysehrad, so I was really interested to see the mythical origin
of Prague. The cemetery was incredibly beautiful. It is the official
national cemetery, like Arlington in Washington. All recent famous
Czechs are buried there, including Jan Neruda, the famous 19th
century poet. All of the monuments were covered in snow...it was very
eerie, but not in a bad way. There was a lovely Gothic church, but we
couldn't go inside.
Prague fun fact: The penzion is located in Vinohrady, a residential
area of Prague. It was built at the turn of the twentieth century,
but it looks much more modern [it is the Functionalist style]. Right
next door are buildings from the same time period, but they are much
more ornate and detailed. The penzion only three Metro stops away
from Mustek, the stop for Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square, and the
Institute. The Institute is in a great location: right smack between
of Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square [that's not the correct
spelling of Wenceslas and 'spell check' isn't giving me any
suggestions. I can spell it in Czech though. It's Vaclav.]. Anyway,
Prague is a fairly small city. There are only three Metro lines, so
it is super easy to get around. I have been looking at the London
Tube map and getting a little intimidated!
We are going to dinner at the Czech restaurant around the corner. I
went there my first night in Prague but I haven't been back since.
It's super yummy, so I'm pretty excited.
P.S.: The high for tomorrow is 24 degrees. 24.
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