So it's been a little while... so here's my update!


Last weekend, I went to Český Krumlov with the program, and it was a lot of fun!! 
We left on Friday morning, and made a few pit stops along the way, the first being to the Hluboka castle in South Bohemia. It's really crazy to walk through a building that was built 800 years ago- the architecture and the artwork that's within this castle is amazing! Sadly, I wasn't able to take any pictures of the inside of the castle, but I did get one of the outside!

Front of the castle from the gardens

After that, we went to the Budweiser Budvar brewing factory, and got to see how the original Budweiser is made. Did you know that Anheuser-Busch actually stole the Budweiser name? They can't beat the taste, though, of the Czech Budweiser- we got free samples of some freshly brewed beer and it was delicious. I've had plenty of bottled Budweiser Budvar since I've been here, but it never tasted so good as it did when we got at the brewing factory! And, they also gave us the great news that it is actually sold in the US! But, it's under the name "Czechvar" so it isn't confused with the American Budweiser. I'll definitely be buying some of that when I get back home... well, when I'm actually legal to drink again in September. :(
We got to Český Krumlov that afternoon, and it was such a sweet little town. We stayed in a really cute little hostel right by the river, and right outside of the Town Square. After we arrived there on Friday, we mainly just walked around the town a bit, and then rested for the remainder of the day. Saturday, we went horseback riding, and it was my first time ever so I was a little nervous. But, I had so much fun! We went on an hour long horseback ride through some fields outside of the city, and it was so beautiful. I definitely want to try horseback riding again, I really loved it! Later that night, we all got some really delicious dinner, and enjoyed some good beers on the river. It was such a relaxing, and fun weekend.
Český Krumlov is such a cute little town, I really wish I had the chance to go back there! But I've got a lot of other places ahead. In fact, Nicole and I finalized all of our plans for the 3 weeks we'll be traveling after the program is over! We've gotten train tickets and booked our hostels, so now we are all set. Here's the plan:
Fly into Madrid on May 12th, go to Barcelona on the 15th, take an overnight ferry to Rome on the 18th, leave Rome for Florence on the 20th, go to Venice on the 23rd, stop in Ancona to pick up a ferry to Split on the 25th, go to Zagreb on the 29th, then Vienna on the 30th, and back to Prague on the 31st. And then I fly out the morning of June 1st. It's going to be a very busy 3 weeks, but I can't wait!!


Right now, my friends Christine and Leigha are visiting from Paris, and it's really nice having them here. I love doing the sightseeing over again when people come here to visit. But right now, it's really crazy in the Prague! Easter is a huge holiday here, and there are sooooo many tourists right now. You can barely move through some parts in the city. So I'm taking them through the touristy spots very quickly, and then spending more time showing them the nicer spots of the city. 


So that's all that is really going on with me right now! We're working on our last project for studio (making a cocktail dress), so I'll try to post some pictures up when I get some more work done on it!