On Thursday we began our day with touring a little bit of Old Town and then heading to the Czech Republic’s Senate. In Old Town, there are tons of different shops that have everything from tourist souvenirs, to various types of glass, and even marionettes. In the middle of Old Town is a famous clock which goes off every hour, on the hour. The clock is an astronomical clock which features many aspects of the Prague culture and was designed by a master clockmaker named Hanus. After Hanus was done designing the clock, the councilors of Prague blinded him so that he would not ever be able to make a replication. After visiting Old Town, we made our way to the Senate. Outside of the senate were multiple Peacocks and other various birds which were absolutely bizarre to me. The Senate building was absolutely beautiful! We grabbed a quick pizza lunch afterwards and headed on our way to the Prague Castle. The Prague Castle is a beautiful castle which overlooks the entire city of Prague from a huge hill. The hike up involved what felt like a million steps but once we reached the top, we were able to overlook the city and visit inside the cathedral. Afterwards, we headed back down the mountain and met up with our Czechmates for dinner. Throughout the spring semester, we were each partnered with a Czech student and we exchanged facebook messages and e-mails with them about our different lifestyles. Being able to finally meet our partners was so much fun, and it was interesting to talk to them in person rather than through e-mails. I absolutely loved all the girls and was so excited to see them again when we left!

On Thursday we began our day with touring a little bit of Old Town and then heading to the Czech Republic’s Senate. In Old Town, there are tons of different shops that have everything from tourist souvenirs, to various types of glass, and even marionettes. In the middle of Old Town is a famous clock which goes off every hour, on the hour. The clock is an astronomical clock which features many aspects of the Prague culture and was designed by a master clockmaker named Hanus. After Hanus was done designing the clock, the councilors of Prague blinded him so that he would not ever be able to make a replication. After visiting Old Town, we made our way to the Senate. Outside of the senate were multiple Peacocks and other various birds which were absolutely bizarre to me. The Senate building was absolutely beautiful! We grabbed a quick pizza lunch afterwards and headed on our way to the Prague Castle. The Prague Castle is a beautiful castle which overlooks the entire city of Prague from a huge hill. The hike up involved what felt like a million steps but once we reached the top, we were able to overlook the city and visit inside the cathedral. Afterwards, we headed back down the mountain and met up with our Czechmates for dinner. Throughout the spring semester, we were each partnered with a Czech student and we exchanged facebook messages and e-mails with them about our different lifestyles. Being able to finally meet our partners was so much fun, and it was interesting to talk to them in person rather than through e-mails. I absolutely loved all the girls and was so excited to see them again when we left!