Prague

Hello Hello Hello :) So Mr. Kyle Fredericks has arrived in the good Ol' U S of A for those of you not following  his blog. His study abroad expirence is over. He arrived last night and of course all his friends and family were awaiting his arrival to celebrate. Im so glad hes home. It will be so much easier to communicate with him now :) So on to me... I just got back from Prague today. It was really a beautiful city. Our time there had its ups and downs but for the most part we had a great time. We took a free tour around the city and learned a lot. Im a CZECHspert now (like expert.... get it?) haha but really, I learned a lot about the history of the city and how it is recovering from being under a communist government along with many of its legends and myths. We walked a ton and saw so many beautiful buildings. They all have so many statues on them and lovely pieces of golden artwork. The Charles Bridge was by far my most favorite thing. Did you know its over 600 years old? Even though it took like 30 minutes to walk across because of all the tourists stopping to take pictures, looking at all the stands and so on, it was truly amazing. The view from the bridge is awesome. We also hiked up a small mountain/hill and from the top, you can see all of Prague. The castles and cathedrals rising up so high above all the other houses and buildings really gives Prague a distinct look. As always here are some pictures I'd like to share with you all.

One of the three towers left where they used to store amo and weapons during the war

The Astronomical Clock - Its a huge turist attraction but when it goes off every hour its very disappointing (but it was amazing to the people back when it was invented) so five years ago they decided to hire a trumpet player to stand at the top and play after the clock goes off. It helped lessen the tourists disappointment :)

 Cute cafe where we ate lunch

 One of the hundreds of stands on the Charles Bridge

 Old Town Center

 Holy Tourists This is the enterance onto the Charles Bridge. Now you see why it takes so long to cross.

 Charles Bridge

 Prague :)

 And of course whats a European city without a beautiful church?

Im sure youre just dying to know where Im off to this weekend? Any soccer fans following me? Im off to MUNCHEN for the Champion League game vs. Chelsea :) CANT WAIT! Have a great week :)