Prague AND Munich!

Prague was gorgeous and by far the prettiest city I have ever seen. The streets were all cobblestone and the architecture was breathtaking. It reminded me a lot of Beauty and the Beast for some reason. Maybe because a lot of the churches and palaces were a more gothic style. Luckily we toured the palace gardens on a sunny day because the rest of the time we were there it rained. Still, Misia and I saw the Loreta, St. Vitus Cathedral, Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, Charles Bridge, the Old Town Bridge Tower, parts of the Jewish quarter, and Wenceslas Square.

Roomie love in the Prague Castle Gardens

View from the Watch Tower

We also went into a museum that I forgot the name of, but we saw books from the 14th century, a library being restored, and a "hall of wonders." And at night we hit up the clubs. We went to Karlovy Lazne, one of the biggest night clubs in Eastern Europe. It was five floors and each floor was a different genre. It also included a very politically incorrect floor called the "black music" floor. Yet, they were playing Lady Gaga. I don't know if the Czech know what "black music" is. The next night we went on a club crawl and met travelers from all over the world. It was interesting to hang out with such an international crowd.

Prague Team at Karlovy Lazne

                                                                             Overall it was a fantastic trip and right now Prague is my favorite city. Interestingly, after I told my sister about my trip it turns out that 7 years ago she too was in the same clubs and attractions that I was. We are one in the same.

After a pretty uneventful week in Budapest. Class. Dinner. Resting. Class. More resting. This past weekend we went to Munich for Oktoberfest. I knew it was going to be crazy, but it was also delightfully pleasant. I didn't know that Oktoberfest is an actual festival. There is plenty of food carts, games, and even carnival rides. But of course the main attractions were the beer tents. When one thinks of a tent you might think of a white tent or maybe even a large circus tent. These tents were like houses, gigantic houses with elaborate decoration to match each beer company. Even though it was raining outside the inside 

One of the Beer Tents

was made to look like a sunny day in a town square. We learned lots of German drinking songs and got to see everyone in traditional lederhosen and dirndls. We looked very touristy in our regular clothing. I was getting sick before we even went to Munich and on the second day there I almost stayed in the hotel, but I thought to myself "This is probably the only time I will ever be here in my youth." So I sucked it up and I went. I'm paying for it now. I now have a sore throat, runny nose, cough, and I won't be surprised if I have a fever by nightfall. That being said I also figured that if I got up to go to Oktoberfest I can get up for my classes. O well I'm only young once and who knows when I'll be back in Europe. Since we did only have time for the festival our group plans on going back to Germany to do some serious sightseeing. I did however get to see the world's biggest cuckoo clock, which I thought was pretty exciting.

Next stop is Poland. I would be going this weekend, but residency permits are a pain in the butt and I have to go back to the Hungarian Immigration office for the third time. Here's hoping all goes well and I'll be able to travel again soon without the fear of deportation! 

P.S. I know I don't blog that frequently, but I just hate to bore everyone with the mundane everyday. I'll try lead a more exciting life and blog more often.