The last two days have been absolutely wonderful! It has been 75/80 degrees both days, making this one of the warmest weekends of the year. Because we don't have classes on Fridays, we were able to enjoy this Friday and Saturday outside in the sunshine :). It is funny because Prague is a little bit like Seattle when it comes to weather--whenever it is raining, people are moody and irritable--when it is sunny, everybody comes outside and makes a point to completely enjoy themselves! On Friday, we all had a paper due by 6pm (I had finished it on Thursday knowing the weather would be too good to miss--such a good college student ;) ). I decided to make the most of the sunshine by going on a 3 or 4 mile run at 8 in the morning, followed by laying out in my new 12 dollar bikini for a few hours here and there for the rest of the day. The best part about laying out on our massive deck is that we live right across from a huge ING building, where I am sure people notice us all tanning, doing abs, and working out our legs and butts in our bikinis. We laugh every time we think about it, but then remind ourselves that they probably don't mind--and besides, we are simply doing what we should be doing! Staying fit and enjoying the sun!
Then at about 4, one of the guys that live below us took me to one of the Prague castles (not the main one--he said it is really touristy and that I would enjoy this one better--which I did!!). It was really nice to stroll along the castle grounds which were atop a hill that overlooked the river and the rest of Prague. But of course, we didn't just experience the castle grounds, we also made a point to stop at one of its Beer Gardens and get a beer. It was packed and we couldn't find anywhere to sit, but I was fine with it because it was sunny, there was a gorgeous view, and I was drinking a beer on castle grounds...and I was with a really great guy who has taught me so much about Prague and the European (American) Football (American) League (which he plays). How could I complain about anything at that point?!? After walking around the grounds, which took about 2 hours, I was hungry and wanted to get back, so we took our last pictures and hopped back on the metro to get home.
Later that night, we made the...okay, somewhat stupid...decision to have an Absinthe night.....long story short, I will never consume that much Absinthe ever again...and it was only 6 shots, but then again, it is 70% alcohol.. (sorry liver!) There was no sickness involved, but it was a wild night and quite frankly, the "drunk" was not that great, and every single one of us admitted that we had now had our first non-fun clubbing/drinking/adventuring experience. We were home by 2 AM, the earliest we have gotten home when 'going out' in Prague.
Hangover brunch was spent at an American restaurant called James Dean (which turns into a club in the basement at night), where we were able to get our fix of hash browns, eggs, sausage, orange juice, coffee, bacon, etc. I also got a milkshake :) It was nice to be able to walk through Old Towne Square looking at tourists as though they were tourists, because now I truly feel like I live here. 4 out of 5 of us decided to make the 30 minutes trek home rather than taking the tram because, again, we wanted to enjoy the sun. (I would like to a sentence to share that I was a good redhead because I went and bought SPF 50 sunscreen upon deciding to partake in this adventure :) ).
After we got home, 3 of us decided to go out again and go paddle boating because it was 80 degrees and none of us wanted to stay inside and do nothing. Unfortunately, when we got to the paddle boats, there was a line of like 20 people, so we decided against waiting for an hour or so and instead continued walking along the river. On our way there, I finally got to see the architecturally famous Dancing Building, and take photos of me on Charles Bridge! We walked around for about 2 and a half hours, and by the time we got back I was exhausted, my legs hurt, and I was pretty hungry. Such an awesome day!
It is still incredibly warm and sunny here right now, at a little past 7PM, and we are trying to make plans to go see a movie (with English subtitles) later tonight. These past two days have been SO productive, and I'm really, really glad I am continuing to bond with my roommates :)
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