April Contiuned

It's been a long time since I've written...I'm not very good at this blog situation, but I'll try to write something more often. By now so much has happened that I cannot remember everything. Most importantly I suppose was our trip to Budapest. Honestly I had no expectations for the city but I fell in love. It was absolutely beautiful and the people were friendly. I loved the atmosphere and the architecture. I only wish I had taken more pictures! I'm happy that during this study abroad I am able to travel around in the region. We went to a lot of the historical sites including the Buda castle, the Parliament building, and the second largest synagogue in Europe. We also had the opportunity to go to a bathhouse while in Budapest! So of course I got a massage...but the thermal baths were just as relaxing and swimming in the big pool was refreshing. It had been a beautiful day so some of the group went to the outdoor pool...when suddenly it started hailing!! It was so weird especially since the polarity between the hot water and ice outside was shocking for our bodies, but the weather had been so strange. My only snag during the program was during the pub crawl one of the last nights. I was obviously not in my right mind, and accidently left my bag at the last bar we had been at. Luckily for me my wonderful roommate went back and found the bag. Unfortunately all of my money had been taken and my debit card was gone. I called the bank in the morning and there hadn't been any problems so I was lucky...but I have learned to be more careful about my things...it was a inconvient lesson but I have definitely been much more careful about my things. But I've definitely enjoyed the excursions so far and I'm excited for the next:

Next week we are going on a two day bike trip through southern Czech Republic or Bohemia! It's supposed to be some of the most beautiful countryside in the region.

But I have been talking to some of the people in the program and it sounds like people would be interested to take some day trips outside of the city. Prague is very quiet on the weekends. Most of the shops close early on Saturday and don't open at all on Sunday, and the nightlife is fun, but that gets old and expensive quickly. I think that a couple of people are going to look into going to a town for a day this weekend to see more of the Czech Republic and to be a little more adventurous. It would be ideal if there was a hostel that we could stay at for the convenience, but I think that it could be a fun day trip if we made it back to Prague the same day. I'm going to do some research about where to go and I'll post information about the trip, should it happen.