Prahahaha e Barcelona!

So I have been negligent of the blog lately. Mi dispiace. A lot has been going on. The weekend of the 7th a group of 10 of us went to Prague in the Czech Republic. It was really an incredible trip. It was such a beautiful city. The architecture is similar to that of Paris. We jam packed the weekend. We saw the Communist Museum. It was depressing, but it was crucial to understanding the people and the city. We went on a tour of the Jewish quarter, which was very educational. Did you know that Prague used to have the largest population of Jews is Europe? Just some trivia. We also went on a river tour. Apparently numerous movies are shot there because of how cheap it is, and also its ability to look like many different places. After the river boat tour, we stumbled upon this festival! It was great there was live music and lots of meat and beer. haha. The next day we went to Prague castle which was soo incredible from the outside. We didn't go in, primarily because we were being cheap, and also lazy. haha. While we were there we also went to some fantastic restaurants. Czech food is very hearty. We also took 2 trains to get there. It took 17 hours! We could've gone to Australia! It was nice because it was a sleeper train though. It was quite the adventure. By the time the trip was over we were all overly excited to be back in Florence. It was so familiar and safe feeling.

(This next part is not really in chronological order....) 4 days later (Valentine's Day) I left Florence again for Barcelona, Espana! It was also quite a trek, but much faster than Prague. I flew Ryan Air from Pisa. It was an experience in itself. I then had to take a bus from Girona to Barca. I hadn't eaten anything but a croissant all day and I was starved and had very little cash. Soooo I finally checked into the hotel at about 9:30 pm and waited for Jess to come get me. We then went out on a Valentine's Day date to Hard Rock Cafe, but by the time we ordered it was after midnight. Sooo I couldn't get a juicy hamburger (Lent for all of you who don't understand) and went for the Salmon. Sooo delicious. We went out to a club in Placa Reial with a few of Jess's friends. The next day we first went and sat in a park and watched dozens of pigeons fight for food. Later, we went to the beach and relaxed. It was so amazing. I miss beach. We then went to the Catalan history museum (Jessica had homework...) and had a great time surprisingly. We took too many pictures for a museum... That night we had Tapas and Sangria for dinner. I love Spain. :)We also had bagels and Starbucks two days in a row. That night we went to Mont Juic to watch the fountain show. It was amazing. We also went out to a club called Chuipitos(?) which was a lot of fun. The last night we went out for Paella (YUM!) with more friends. Later we went back to Placa Reial and went to this bar called Tastey and this club called Downstairs. We met Holland's men's field hockey team. They were fun. It was a great night. Greaaaat successssss! The next day we finally found some of Gaudi's architecture so I could fill my only requirement for the trip. Then I caught the bus to the aeroporto.... THANKS JESS FOR HAVING ME! IT WAS A BLAST!