We had a few free days between the end of the language program and the beginning of the math classes. Thus, some new friends and I went to Prague for three days. (The photographs in this Prague post were taken by me!) We took an overnight train and arrived in Prague at 4:30 in the morning. We were really tired and stressed out at first, but our trip got Pragressively better. We Czeched out the famous Charles Bridge, toured the Old Town, went inside a stunning cathedral, and walked the grounds of the royal palace. We also paid our respects at the John Lennon wall, a huge wall of Lennon- and Beatles-themed graffiti:
One of the best parts of my trip was the food. We had a lot of traditional Czech cuisine, including several varieties of meat, with delicious creamy gravy. And the dumplings. Oh, the heavenly Bohemian dumplings.
We also toured the old Jewish quarter. There were lots of interesting museums and synagogues, with historical Czech-Jewish artifacts. Many of the old ritual objects were ones that I recognized from growing up in a Jewish family; I felt like I was connecting with my Eastern-European–Jewish heritage.
We came across a shop selling absinthe ice cream. I did not partake, but some of my friends did. The ice cream looked creepily green. My friends said it didn't taste like anything—it just burned. So that was a fun experience.
One last thing, Prague over the Danube at twilight:
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What a stunningly beautiful picture of Prague by twilight! I will have to czech with Teri to get the family recipe for Bohemian dumplings so you can eat like a Bohemian when you come home. Yum!
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