Getting lost on purpose

Ugh, everyday I'm falling more and more in love with this city.

These last three weeks I've had a ton of midterms, group projects, essays, and presentations.

Luckily I've still had enough time to squeeze in some time for adventures, bar hopping, and little excursions ;)

When I got home from Ireland, some of my sorority sisters from back home (currently studying in Spain and Italy) we're awaiting my arrival. I got to show them around all around Prague for their Spring Break. They came just in time for the Easter markets (which are a HUGE deal in Prague)!

Another river boat party.

Picnic at Letna Park.

I toured the Jewish Museum in Prague another real, yet unbelievable experience. It's hard to see it here, but on every wall of this entire building are the names of 80,000 Czech and Moravian Jews who were perished under the Nazis. The names, birthdates, and dates of disappearance are all handwritten.

Right outside, still in the heart of Prague, is the Old Jewish Cemetery filled with 12,000 tombstones. Prague Jews weren't allowed to be buried outside the ghetto so they were buried as many as 12 layers deep. There are around 100,000 bodies in this tiny area.

I also went to the Prague Zoo, ranked 4th best zoo in the world. It was extremely spacious and had ski lifts to get around it.

My two favorite Cafe's I've been studying in, Cafedu and The Globe.

My Czech friend Viktor took me to Buda, a little town in the outskirts of Prague with a river running through it and big lake. We hiked all around enjoying the sunshine and nature; it was a perfect getaway outside the bustling city.

Like I said before the Easter Market's are just too cute here. There are a bunch of brown log booths with all sorts of Easter decorations, art, food, and drinks. I think I went to the Old Town Easter Market 5 or 6 times to watch tourists light up with awe looking around. Enjoying the smell of doughy chocolate deserts and fresh sausage barbecuing and live music. There was also a stage up where elementary school Czech children sang songs and performed skits.

These booths are set up all over the city including at the tram station near my flat, Andel. One booth sells these caramelized almonds and I pick up free samples every time I walk by, hot and fresh off the pan.

Now that its getting warmer, its a daily activity to sit by the river and have a picnic, share a bottle of wine, and feed the swans. The river is now swarming with paddle boats, kayakers, and rowboats.

The river lined with people enjoying the sunset.

This is on my weekly walk from my school to the Farmer's Market up the street. The trees are finally starting to blossom.

Old town square and the astronomical clock never gets old!

Watching the sunset from the cathedral down the river. All the big monuments get lighten up when the sun goes down.

One of my favorite pubs Krcma U Pavouka, it's a medieval tavern. The menu's have frayed burnt edges, the seats are covered with thick soft sheepskin, and the whole place is candle lit. There are quite a few medieval tavern's around Prague and I'm hoping to hit all of them.

Trying steak tar-tar for the first time! Mixed together with spices and spread on a fresh piece of bread, I actually really enjoyed it.

Just outside the city center of Prague is a large botanical garden with a butterfly exhibition. Since spring is in the air, I went to explore all the flowers peaking up. They have all sorts of species in various exhibitions- vineyard's, Japanese garden's, Mediterranean and Turkish collections. It expands over rolling hills with woods, meadows, rivers, and ponds. The Fata Morgana (butterfly garden) was my absolute favorite. Hundreds of butterflies, some the size of both my hands were flying all around landing on people. In the humid greenhouse the orchids were flourishing like crazy.

Last weekend I also had the chance to visit the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov in the south of Prague. The town was truly gorgeous filled with cute little shops, restaurants, hotels, and antique stores. We ate at a typical Bohemian restaurant where I had my favorite typical Czech dish- ham dumplings with sauerkraut. We stopped on the drive back home to see various castle's, lakes, and meadows through the middle of the countryside.