Girls' Weekend in Prague

Something to lighten the mood, ja? I swear I am still having the time of my life here. Shit happens. That's actually what my host mom told me Saturday morning when I woke up and told her what had happened a few hours prior - Scheiß gelaufen! It honestly could've happened anywhere at any time, so I take it as a lesson learned.

I was fortunate enough to travel with people for the first time since arriving in Europe. Four girlfriends, one of whom is Slovakian and studies there, and I headed to Prague on Easter weekend, and we had a swell time together.

Prague is one of those places that make you wonder why people ever settle for the bullshit version of fairytale towns - Fantasyland in Disneyland, I'm looking at you! I know why I did: I never knew such glorious places existed in real life.

Uhhhhh... okay... LOOK AT THE BUILDINGS. LOOK AT THE PASTEL COLORS. LOOK AT THAT CATHEDRAL AND THE BRIDGE. That's pretty much what we spent the time doing. Simply walking around and soaking in the beauty with the sun shining was comforting and relaxing.

The ugliest part of the city were the Babies. If you've ever seen them, you know what I mean. They're normal alright... until you get a nice glance at their creepy faces! This is nightmare-status stuff, people. I was fortunate enough to never get close enough to that hideous TV tower either to see these things crawling on it.

We booked our train tickets and hostel really late so we had the pleasure of standing/sitting in the cramped walkway of the train for half of the journey in both directions. Another lesson learned: book a reserved seat! It wasn't too bad though. We became experts at finding seats for the second leg of each journey, and I guess we're young and it was all a part of the experience.

Another part of the experience? The "beverages." This coming from the girl whose goal was to drink plentifully try the alcohol(s) of every country she travels to. In Prague, this meant ~1 EUR half liters of Pilsner Urquell and vodka.

And lastly, the food. Aptly described as delicious but heavy. Case in point: dumplings, a mixture of what looked and tasted like mini gnocchi, cheese, and bacon bits. Actually it is a Slovakian specialty (with a name I cannot write or pronounce and is not really translatable to English) but quite characteristic of what I felt the food in general was like. Below is a photo of a serving after my friend finished eating.

Here is a photo of me with my dessert on the first night. Because chocolate cake.

I had a lovely time, and more importantly I was able to bond a lot with the ladies. Thank you for being awesome, for being you, and for sticking with me despite my oddities and tendency to cry at parties. I love and appreciate you dearly! Can't wait to hit the road with you again :)