Happy 4th!!
I have a couple days to catch up on so I'll do it quick!
Monday was my last day in Stockholm...really sad to leave! We walked around the city, looking at the beautiful architecture and shopping a bit (I had so much money left over!)
My flight was at 2pm so at noon I headed to the metro to get to the train station to go to the airport (public transportation in Europe is THE greatest.) Saying goodbye to my family was sad, I had such an awesome weekend with them! I'm so lucky to be so close to my extended family. It was see you later since they live 10 minutes away from me at home!
I arrived at the airport and since the printer at the hotel wasn't working, I had to get a boarding pass. Wow was that a joke. I was behind 2 huge school groups at the check-in counter and there were only 2 people working...Czech Airlines sucks. It took about an hour to get through to the front where it took literally 5 seconds for her to print my boarding pass. Luckily the security line was non-existent so I went right through! It's going to be hard to get used to going back to the states and taking forever to get through.
I was so exhausted from the whole weekend that it was so nice to be able to relax for a bit in Prague...till I leave for Rome!
I had class on Tuesday all day, pretty standard. Tuesday was the anniversary of Franz Kafka's death, a famous Czech author, so we visited his grave. Later in the day my class went on a World War II tour around the Old Town. I've learned so much about World War I and II that it's getting pretty repetitive!
My roommates and I wanted to attempt to make our 4th of July as traditional as possible and it was actually a pretty awesome day! We woke up early and had breakfast at our favorite French cafe (the waiter now knows us and our order.) and then headed to school to print out our boarding passes and tickets to museums for Rome!
After we walked across the Charles Bridge (sooo incredibly touristy, getting tired of having to walk across it so much!) and went onto an island on the river to rent paddle boats! The weather was so nice and it was extremely relaxing to be on the water. We had a bottle of wine from our local farmers market which was supa yaummy!
For dinner we went to the Globe, an American bookstore and restaurant. I ordered a burger and a beer, trying to be all American. The burger was definitely not beef....sketch, didn't sit well in my stomach. But it was the closest to an American meal I could get. As I was eating, I spotted a beautiful golden retriever out of the corner of my eye! Gift from God, I've been missin Tucker like no other!
We then met up with some friends and headed out to these fairgrounds outside of the city. The carnival was sooo vacant and abandoned we thought it wasn't open but sure enough it was! We were the only people there and it seemed like one family was running the whole place (there were lots of trailers around so they may actually live there.) It was so much fun to go on some rides!
All and all, I have to say that this 4th of July is one that I'll remember. It was awesome to be able to hang with fellow Americans and realize how privileged we are to be able to have these experiences. I'm sad I'm not in Chester, CA at Lake Almanor with my family and close friends as we go there every summer for the 4th but it was still an amazing day!
Packing for Rome, we're getting picked up at 6:50am! Long day ahead but can't wait to see, eat, smell, hear and experience everything Rome has to offer. It's going to be 90s all weekend!
Love and miss y'all!
Sbohem,
Whit
I have a couple days to catch up on so I'll do it quick!
Monday was my last day in Stockholm...really sad to leave! We walked around the city, looking at the beautiful architecture and shopping a bit (I had so much money left over!)
My flight was at 2pm so at noon I headed to the metro to get to the train station to go to the airport (public transportation in Europe is THE greatest.) Saying goodbye to my family was sad, I had such an awesome weekend with them! I'm so lucky to be so close to my extended family. It was see you later since they live 10 minutes away from me at home!
I arrived at the airport and since the printer at the hotel wasn't working, I had to get a boarding pass. Wow was that a joke. I was behind 2 huge school groups at the check-in counter and there were only 2 people working...Czech Airlines sucks. It took about an hour to get through to the front where it took literally 5 seconds for her to print my boarding pass. Luckily the security line was non-existent so I went right through! It's going to be hard to get used to going back to the states and taking forever to get through.
I was so exhausted from the whole weekend that it was so nice to be able to relax for a bit in Prague...till I leave for Rome!
I had class on Tuesday all day, pretty standard. Tuesday was the anniversary of Franz Kafka's death, a famous Czech author, so we visited his grave. Later in the day my class went on a World War II tour around the Old Town. I've learned so much about World War I and II that it's getting pretty repetitive!
My roommates and I wanted to attempt to make our 4th of July as traditional as possible and it was actually a pretty awesome day! We woke up early and had breakfast at our favorite French cafe (the waiter now knows us and our order.) and then headed to school to print out our boarding passes and tickets to museums for Rome!
After we walked across the Charles Bridge (sooo incredibly touristy, getting tired of having to walk across it so much!) and went onto an island on the river to rent paddle boats! The weather was so nice and it was extremely relaxing to be on the water. We had a bottle of wine from our local farmers market which was supa yaummy!
For dinner we went to the Globe, an American bookstore and restaurant. I ordered a burger and a beer, trying to be all American. The burger was definitely not beef....sketch, didn't sit well in my stomach. But it was the closest to an American meal I could get. As I was eating, I spotted a beautiful golden retriever out of the corner of my eye! Gift from God, I've been missin Tucker like no other!
We then met up with some friends and headed out to these fairgrounds outside of the city. The carnival was sooo vacant and abandoned we thought it wasn't open but sure enough it was! We were the only people there and it seemed like one family was running the whole place (there were lots of trailers around so they may actually live there.) It was so much fun to go on some rides!
All and all, I have to say that this 4th of July is one that I'll remember. It was awesome to be able to hang with fellow Americans and realize how privileged we are to be able to have these experiences. I'm sad I'm not in Chester, CA at Lake Almanor with my family and close friends as we go there every summer for the 4th but it was still an amazing day!
Packing for Rome, we're getting picked up at 6:50am! Long day ahead but can't wait to see, eat, smell, hear and experience everything Rome has to offer. It's going to be 90s all weekend!
Love and miss y'all!
Sbohem,
Whit
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