Salzburg

Court and I decided to take a stop in Salzburg, Austria for a day. Court was very excited to do the sound of music tour so we hopped over the Salzburg and warmed up our vocal cords. 

Our hostel showed the sound of music movie every night at 7 so we settled down and watched it our night before the  tour. The next morning we arrived at the bus and began the tour. We went to many of the locations major scenes took place. We saw the gazebo that "16 going on 17" is sung, the house, where Maria and the kids fall into the lake, the church Maria and the captain are married in, and many of the mountain scenes. It was so neat to see these places in real life. The town and surrounding parts of Salzburg and breathtaking. It was such a fun stop for a day!

Prague part II

I went to the Czech Republic a second time with court and we stayed there for the days. It was so great to get to go back so soon. I really love the city of Praha. Cobblestone streets and old trams all over to streets. We got to hang out with Lubor again. I realized he is the last face from SAS I will see in Europe. 

Court and I at the Lennon wall

Vienna, Austria

Reunited

Last night I picked up COURTNEY CARROLL from the airport!! So happy to see my first face from home in five months. Now we take on Vienna, Prague (again :)) and Munich. 

Berlin

I realized at this point that I say every place I visit is amazing...but the problem is that they all are. Each place is different and has its own way of beauty. For the last couple of days I have been flying through countries, mostly because I met up with my friends Nate, Spencer, Ethan, and Yue. They have done all of the travel planing, I am just joining up with them for a week where I get to relax and just follow them. So These cities like Budapest and Berlin are places that with out them I would have never gone. But I am so happy that I did. 


Berlin was a mix of old and new. The buildings would have old structure resembling ancient cities, then there were modern elements mixed in. The Parliament building, called the Reichstag building,is a massive stone structure with a glass dome on the top. 

Just as I did in Paris with Emily, we did the Fat Tire City Bike Tour in Berlin. We biked around for four  hours and got to see most of the city and historical sites we wanted to. On the tour we stopped at Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Hitler's Bunker  Luftwaffe Ministry, Brandenburg Gate, Victory Column, and more. Easily my favorite times in these cities is when we get to bike or walk around and take in all the sights. 

Yesterday I left my group to take a train to Vienna to meet my friend from home Courtney. She was studding in France for the Semester so we decided long ago to meet up after both our semesters abroad ended. Now I can't believe I get to see her again! I am going to the airport to pick her up, I may bring a sign and wear a drivers hat....

Berlin Wall

Prague

Wow. I am loving Prague. I just got here yesterday and luckily got to meet up with my friend Maddie from the ship and my friend Lubor who lives in Prague. It was a mini semester at sea reunion. Yesterday Lubor showed us around a part of the city. We visited the oldest bridge in Prague, which gave us amazing views of the city. We also visited the old town square and clock tower. Our last stop was the John Lennon wall (then the

 John Lennon pub of course!)

I guess I did not know too much about Prague before visiting, but it has exceeded my expectations! I suggest anyone who can to take a vacation here some day in their life.