As I near the end of my time in Prague, I thought that I would post one last time and share some more of my experiences here. We have been living in Prague for five weeks and have literally been caught in a whirlwind of school, traveling on the weekends, actively attempting to see as much as Prague as possible, attending cultural events, and visiting various companies. Even though I feel like I am crunched for time during the school year in Austin, this journey has been literally a battle with the clock. It's been an incredible time, full of clubs, world famous beer, wonderful company, new languages, beautiful sights and admiration of history. I have grown so much closer to my classmates in BHP and gotten to know the kids in the MPA program well. Some of the highlights of my time in Prague have been the metronome park, an awesome are where skaters, slack liners, soccer players and musicians all come together; paddle boating the river; attending the Don Quixote ballet at the national opera house; experiencing the Jesuit Library; climbing towers; attending beer gartens; Petron Park (and the eiffel tower of Prague); and the many times in Old Town Square.
What a summer it has been. I have been very lucky and am so grateful for this experience.
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| In Old Town Square at the Hyundai Fan Park after the Czech-Poland game |
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| Nights on the town. At the Beer Factory with Morgan - each table has its own tap and you can compete against all of the other tables in the room, city, country and world. |
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| Rooting on the Czech Football team in Old Town Square |
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| The wild and fierce and Prague Zoo |
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| Matching with my roomies |
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| The view from Metronome Park |
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| The Metronome was put in the place of the old Stalin statue that was destroyed in the 70s. |
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| The Lenin wall - always transforming and always a reminder of what's important in life - love. |
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| Because it reminds me of my best friend :). These locks are placed on various bridges all over Europe as a symbol of eternal love |
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| Just one of the many representations of Prague Folklore. This guy was said to eat bad children's souls.... Needless to say, in Prague, there are no bad children. |
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| The embodiment of traveling. This was before our trip to Croatia, but every weekend we have packed our bags and hit the road to explore more of Europe. |
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| The tram system. Pretty much every morning and afternoon we squeeze on to get between school and the dorms. It's about a 15 minute journey each way, and about 20 minutes into town. |
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| Getting sweet treats with my friends. Many of our afternoons in Prague have been spent exploring the immense natural beauty and historical buildings of the city. |
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| OJ love! At the Don Quixote ballet. |
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| The National Opera House is a beautiful building, and the production of Don Quixote was incredible. I have never experienced so much energy in a crowd at a ballet as I did here. The dancers were world class. |
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| Live music on Charles Bridge. My favorite thing about Europe is the abundance of live music in the streets. |
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| The Jesuit Library at St. Clementine. This library houses theology, philosophy, Czech history, science and math books that date back to the 11th century. The globes are astronomical rather than geographical as well. |
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| A view of Prague from the astronomical tower. |
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| Charles Bridge |
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| Paddleboating with Morgan down the Voltava River. |
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| At the U Flecka beergartens in Prague. They were opened in 1495 - talk about mastering the art of beer! |
