Prague

Day 1

After a very early bus ride to the airport and some slight struggles at the airport we finally made it to Prague around 10:00 am on Friday.  We went through customs, got our bags, got tram passes and headed into the city.  Our hostel was up a very long, steep hill made of cobblestone so between the few hours of sleep and hauling our luggage up the hill we were about ready to collapse when we reached our hostel.  We got checked in and relaxed in our room for a bit.  This hostel was much nicer than the one in London, we got our own room and bathroom.  After regaining some strength we went out to find some lunch.  After coming from London where everything is very expensive it was amazing how cheap food was.  We could get soup, main dish, dessert, and a drink for around $6!  We ate lunch at a pub down the street.  Then we went back to our hostel to relax and figure out what we wanted to do the next day.  A few hours later we went to a giant store (like Walmart) to get some things we needed and we ended up getting snack type foods to eat for supper.  We went back to our hostel and hung out and ate supper.  We went to bed early because we were still pretty exhausted form London and traveling that day.

Day 2

The next day we decided to do a free walking tour that we heard about in our hostel.  It started in the Old Town by the beautiful astronomical clock.  Since it was cold and rainy we were the only 3 people that actually showed up so we pretty much got a private tour.  After a couple hours we made a short stop right before St. Charles Bridge to get something hot to drink.  When we met up again our tour guide said he had just gotten a call that his wife went into labor! It was his first kid so he was pretty nervous so he left and we wandered across the bridge on our own.  I can't even explain how incredibly beautiful it is! I felt like I could have just stood on that bridge for hours.  We spent the rest of the night just wandering around and taking in everything around us.  We also had a traditional dessert/snack called Trdelník.

 Day 3
This was the day we were meeting our group at the Prague airport to head to Olomouc.  After following some false google directions and waiting in the freezing rain 40 minutes for a bus that never showed up, we finally made it to the airport.  We met up with our whole group and a student from Palacky where we loaded a bus for the 4 hour ride to Olomouc.  We reached our dorm around 7:00 and spent the rest of the night getting settled in.  Prague was gorgeous but still very touristy so it will be interesting to live in a city that is not used to tourists.  Either way I am excited to start my time in Olomouc!