Today was incredible. Not only do I love my classes but the institute is full of fun little quirky spaces. There is this super quaint tea room where you can order pastries and drinks and there is also a lounge where a few students hang out on their off time.
After class ended and I attempted to speak "Chenglish" to the brussels airline, and then we took the metro back to the pension. Eliza and I decided to head back to Old Town where we would venture towards Charles Bridge. Along the way a woman stopped and asked us for directions...I know, weird but apparently we looked approachable/knew what we were doing and I kinda did! I was able to direct a stranger to a place in a foreign country that I've been living in for only 4 days without any problem. I think thats pretty impressive! Now I just needed to direct myself to a new area of town.
Eliza and I ended up taking a longer way to the bridge but we ended up seeing a lot of cool things along the way!
On our way back from our adventure we stumbled into a gelato shop and had some amazing gelato (even though we were freezing!) It was soooo worth it! And only 60 CZK for 2 huge scoops. That's like $3! You could pay upwards of $7 for the same thing in Little Italy and it was just as delicious.
Later that night we headed back to Charles Bridge because there was supposed to be a celebration for the first day of the Czech Beer Fest! I know, these people love their beer...and potatoes, it's like I was made for this place! Oh and for those of you wondering a .5 L of beer costs on average 30 CZK which is equivalent to approximately $1.50...it's cheaper than water! And the best thing about the Czech Beer Fest is...FREE ADMISSION! But they do have daily tickets which sell out so if you want to go, you have to get there early!
So, when we went back to Charles Bridge it was even colder than before and the fireworks were supposed to start at 9:30....they didn't. We waited around for a little longer than an hour, only to leave without seeing fireworks. We did see an awesome orchestra playing on the water. After we left and came back to the Pension we found out that we didn't miss much because there was one firework. Still, the idea of fireworks over the river and being on Charles bridge sounded magical. The essence of the experience was all I really needed. The rest was left up to my adventurous imagination!
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