I'm home again and I thought I'd relay the last week that I spent in Europe.
After Melk we left Austria and went to a town in the Cezch Republic called Cesky Krumlov.
We went there by bus since the river doesn't run through the Cezch Republic. The countryside that we saw on the bus ride was amazing.
I really liked the town because the art community was very strong there. There was a lot of beautiful street art including amazing sculptures. We saw several street performers and a group of Hindu Cezchs, which I adored (hare Krishna).
We spent the day there and ate these delicious cinnamon roll things called Trdelnik, which are pretty famous Cezch treats, I guess.
After leaving the village we went back to the boat and sailed to Germany. We visited three cities in Germany, Regensburg, Nuremberg and Passau. I don't remember much about them other than the sausage was amazing (which is saying something because I hate sausage). I also remember focusing a lot on the Holocaust while in Germany, I cant tell you specifics, but we visited lots of Nazi sites and it was all really depressing.
We left Nuremberg (and the boat forever) on Wednesday and went on another bus ride to Prague.
On Thursday we visited lots of places, including Terezin and the concentration camp there, the HUGE mall (which had a Topshop and I died) and the Charles bridge which was gorgeous at night.
On Friday we left town and saw this Castle in a cute little ton called Melnik. We went to the mall again in the afternoon and hung out in town. In the evening we went to a small opera thing that focused on works by Dvorak, and it was really good.
We left on Saturday and I was reminded why airports are the worst thing to grace this earth with their death presence.
So woohoo I am I Utah once again. Pictures to come soon.
Sunday, August 18, 2013
Saturday, August 10, 2013
How did I even get here?
Hello everybody! Sorry it has been so long since I have posted.
I am currently in Austria, specifically on the Wachau on a cruise ship.
It is gorgeous out here.
I am probably going to jump off the boat and swim to one of the lush mountain ranges and just rough it for the rest of my life.
I'm serious. Except for the fact that I miss everyone at home soooo much!
Here is my week as of today:
We made it to Budapest on Tuesday and checked into the hotel and all that wonderful shib.
We toured through Buda and Pest, and I fell in love with the Hungarian architecture and lifestyle.
I absolutely died when we went to the castle district in Buda (and not because of the heat).
The Danube really is like the cherry on top of the city.
We visited Szentendre as well which is a cute little art village closer to the country.
On Wednesday we learned a lot about the Jewish heritage of Budapest and visited a gorgeous synagogue.
The building was gorgeous and the history was very rich. I adored it.
Thursday we got on the boat and sailed to Vienna, which is another lovely city.
We toured Vienna on Friday.
I loved all of the beautiful churches and how the old and new buildings were so wonderfully close to each other.
It was beautiful how the Viennese people can live and breathe history while sitting outside of Starbucks.
The St. Stevens church was one of the most wonderful things I have seen so far.
I would absolutely love to worship there.
We saw the Schonbrunn Palace which is where all of the aristocrats and royalty lived back in the day.
The building was huge, gold plated and lovely.
The gardens were the best part, with the hedge maze and dozens of statues of Greek gods.
I also like the gardens because, as large and richly decorated as they were, they were the least boastful part of the place.
Today we sailed to Durnstein which is also in Austria.
It is a very small town and is set in the middle of a little mountain range.
It was so green and beautiful and it was my favorite part of the trip so far.
Honestly the entire Wachau made me fall head over heels for Austria.
If I never marry, I'll be happy if I can just settle down in a cottage down here in the rolling hills of the Wachua.
If I had the opportunity, I would move there in a second.
We left Durnstein around 10:45 this morning and arrived in Melk around 2:15. We toured the monastery here, which is very big.
Everything here is big, beautiful and old.
More to come soon, I have one more week up here and I cant wait to tell you more and post pictures when I can! I'll see you all sooooon.
song of the day (in honor of the Wachau)
I am currently in Austria, specifically on the Wachau on a cruise ship.
It is gorgeous out here.
I am probably going to jump off the boat and swim to one of the lush mountain ranges and just rough it for the rest of my life.
I'm serious. Except for the fact that I miss everyone at home soooo much!
Here is my week as of today:
We made it to Budapest on Tuesday and checked into the hotel and all that wonderful shib.
We toured through Buda and Pest, and I fell in love with the Hungarian architecture and lifestyle.
I absolutely died when we went to the castle district in Buda (and not because of the heat).
The Danube really is like the cherry on top of the city.
We visited Szentendre as well which is a cute little art village closer to the country.
On Wednesday we learned a lot about the Jewish heritage of Budapest and visited a gorgeous synagogue.
The building was gorgeous and the history was very rich. I adored it.
Thursday we got on the boat and sailed to Vienna, which is another lovely city.
We toured Vienna on Friday.
I loved all of the beautiful churches and how the old and new buildings were so wonderfully close to each other.
It was beautiful how the Viennese people can live and breathe history while sitting outside of Starbucks.
The St. Stevens church was one of the most wonderful things I have seen so far.
I would absolutely love to worship there.
We saw the Schonbrunn Palace which is where all of the aristocrats and royalty lived back in the day.
The building was huge, gold plated and lovely.
The gardens were the best part, with the hedge maze and dozens of statues of Greek gods.
I also like the gardens because, as large and richly decorated as they were, they were the least boastful part of the place.
Today we sailed to Durnstein which is also in Austria.
It is a very small town and is set in the middle of a little mountain range.
It was so green and beautiful and it was my favorite part of the trip so far.
Honestly the entire Wachau made me fall head over heels for Austria.
If I never marry, I'll be happy if I can just settle down in a cottage down here in the rolling hills of the Wachua.
If I had the opportunity, I would move there in a second.
We left Durnstein around 10:45 this morning and arrived in Melk around 2:15. We toured the monastery here, which is very big.
Everything here is big, beautiful and old.
More to come soon, I have one more week up here and I cant wait to tell you more and post pictures when I can! I'll see you all sooooon.
song of the day (in honor of the Wachau)
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