Český Krum-LOVE

NYU in Prague does this lovely thing where they plan weekend and day trips to places around the Czech Republic and we get to go on two for FREE. Well, we pay enough tuition so really it's not free, but at least we have the illusion that it is. So anyway, Maria, Lisa, and I decided to go on the first trip to Český Krumlov with about 25 other students, which was the best decision. It was the most beautiful town I have ever seen, even with all the snow. If things look a bit familiar to you, it's because this is the town that Dulak in Shrek was modeled after! As always, here are some photo highlights:

View of the town from the castle.

Me, Lisa, Alissa, and Maria; we roomed together.

This is the castle, we got to go on a private tour even 

though it was technically closed for the winter.

We toured the amazing Baroque theater and got 

to see the original sets and costumes that are 

300 years old. 

We tasted some traditional hot mead, which was

gross and made even worse when I accidentally added 

salt instead of sugar!

That night a large group of us checked out a few

local bars, including the creepy Horor Bar where I discovered

my two new favorite drinks, Becherovka Lemond and 

a Diesel (a mix of coke and beer).

 

The next morning we took a tour of the Eggenberg Beerfactory, where

we even got to taste the beer straight from the tanks where it 

is pasteurized. 

After that we headed back to Praha and decided to check out Cross Club that night. It's a place that I can't even begin to explain. It feels like you are inside of a computer and there are more people with dreadlocks than I have ever seen in my life, but we had a lot of fun and will definitely be going back soon! Next time I'll take some pictures so you can see what I mean.

In other news, we have booked quite a few trips for the upcoming months. Next weekend we will be venturing off to Venice for Carneval and I am incredibly excited because not only will experiencing the holiday there be amazing, but I get to see Mallory too! The following weekend we are going to Budapest along with our friends Siya and Susan. And finally, mid-March we will be embarking on our amazing 10-day spring break to London, Athens, Cyprus, and Abruzzi! Trips to Berlin, Vienna, and Brussels are in the works as well.


I'll keep you posted on everything as it happens, hope those of you back in New York are enjoying the fact that as cold as you are, I am so much colder here. Czech back soon for more. ;)