My last days in Prague were great. I spent Friday morning buying a couple of gifts that i'm really excited about...one of which was for me. My mom gave me some money for my birthdaz and told me to buy something nice (thanks mom!!). I actually listened to her (go figure) and bought a beautiful glass sculpture. its dark blue and iäm really excited about it. as long as it doesn't break on the way home!! Guess I'll find out soon enough. Friday night we had a final group dinner and this gorgeous locals restaurant. Honza surprised us by arranging a couple of his musician friends to come a play some classic Czech songs. it was so surreal to be sitting in the restaurant with these musicians. i can't even explain it!! And then of course, we went around the corner to the beer hall and finished the nights off with some half liters of beer and a lot of great conversation. everybody exchanged emails and then headed home.
Saturday morning i woke up early for one final stroll through Prague before leaving for Germany. I wandered through my neighborhood which was tourist free at the hour and said my favorite phrase: Dobrey Den (Good day) to the locals. I've mastered that phrase. I gave my traditional nod to the Czech police in front of the American Embassy and then made my way to the Charles Bridge one last time. I stood on the bridge for probablz 20 minutes or so just wathcing the water run below it and trying to memorize the Prague skyline before I left. It was extremely peaceful but also sad.It was at that moment that I realized how much I had fallen in love with the city over the week. I was looking forward to Germany and Spain but there was a huge part of me that did not want to say good bye. The people, the culture, the history, the architecture...I love it all. I am now one of the proud people that can say: 'Prague? Oh my god, you have to go there!! It's one of my favorite cities!!!'
