Back in Prague

So, those last two recap posts got me to early November, and I know I've done a lot in that time..... lets see what I remember.

First off, I went to an Opera with some friends.  We saw Rusalka, an opera by Dvorcak, which is basically the little mermaid in operatic form.  So yes, it was epic.  I really enjoyed it, and the venue was so beautiful!! We went to the Prague State Opera and it was absolutely breathtaking.

Believe it or not, we had an amazing evening in this beautiful opera house and watched a spectacular 2 hour opera... for $8!!!! It was fantastic!!! However, being the Americans we are, none of us really dressed for the part..... Nothing I wore was ripped, and I wasn't in a Skynyrd t-shirt, but we were all wearing jeans and boots amongst women in ball gowns and stilettoes.  oh well, cant win em all.  Me and my friend drank a few flutes of champagne on the way in to up our class-factor ;)

Later that week I went to Petrin park with a friend of mine to see the leaves while they were all red and gold. It is a beautiful park, and I hadn't been there yet, so it was quite nice.  They have a cable car that will take you up the hill to the top of the park which was pretty fun :)  There is also a mini imitation eiffel tower at the top of the hill which is supposed to have fantastic views of the city, but we didnt make it that far.

A view of Petrin

The rose garden, fake Eiffel tower, and some other pretty building

After our park outing, we went to the Cafe Louvre, which has been an institution in Prague since the early 1900s.  Its super fancy pantsy, and apparently Kafka and Einstein used to frequent the place in their respective days.  Pretty cool.  They're fameous for their hot chocolate, which was delicious but sooooo rich.  It is pretty much the consistency of pudding.  It was great, but I couldn't finish mine.

More to update soon, I still ahve about 3 weeks to recap, but I have to run if im going to make it to my next class on time...