Happy July!

Happy July Everybody!

I love July!! July means:

~Sun.

~4th of July.

~Fireworks.

~Frazils.

Caution: This drink may make you feel happier than you actually are. =)

~Bear Lake.

~Summer romances.

~Cartwheels ~Beautiful Sunsets ~Funny picturesThe greatest thing about July is being able to hang out with family and friends. Happy July People!

Prague, Prague, Prague

The whole time that I've been in Europe I keep hearing how about awesome Prague is and how everyone loves Prague. I didn't understand why until I actually went. I'm joining the bandwagon and I LOVE PRAGUE. Awesome Buildings with sweet architecture. Since Prague wasn't destroyed during the war a lot of the buildings have been preserved. Which means that there are a bunch of super awesome buildings. In Prague there is this really cool Astronomical Clock. I have no idea how to read it. The travel book tried to explain it but I was still super confused. BUT it is still a super cool clock and on the hour rings and things move and it is super cool. In Prague there is the Prague Castle. By the Castle is St. Vitus Cathedral. It is Gothic style architecture. It's pretty awesome. Leisel and I went to the Wallenstein Palace Gardens. These were fun. THERE WAS AN ALBINO PEACOCK!!!! I have a billion pictures of the Albino Peacock. There was also a regular peacock but the albino peacock was way cooler. In the gardens there is this crazy wall. There are hidden snakes and frogs and dragons and all sorts of things in the wall. It is a very interesting wall. Kind of creepy looking too. One of the coolest things about Prague was the Jewish Quarter. Unfortunately it wasn't allowed to take pictures but there were really neat synagogues. And there was this cemetery where all the tombstones were crooked and tilted. The reason for this is because this area was the only area for the Jews in Prague to be buried so over the years people were buried on in all the nooks and crannies of the graveyard. And even on top of other people. This caused the tombstones to be all over the place. It was a very interesting place to visit.

There was a really cool bridge. It's called the Charles Bridge. It was really cool because there were a ton of vendors on the bridge selling cool trinkets and what not. There was a way cool band of people playing fun songs. And there were a bunch of artists selling paintings and things. The bridge had a really fun atmosphere. Something that I really liked in Prague was the Lennon Wall. During Communist times people would spray paint words of hope and freedom from Beatles Songs on the Lennon Wall. Everyday the wall would be painted over. Then at night people would come back and spray paint more inspiring words. Now, the wall is a symbol of love and peace. All and all Prague was amazing. I loved the history in the city. I loved the buildings. I loved the food. I just loved everything about Prague. I loved that it was my last big trip during my European stay. Prague was a great adventure.

Hungry in Hungary

So.. Leisel and I went to Budapest, Hungary. It was pretty much awesome. The first day I ate some really good Goulash. According to the book it is the Hungarian thing to do. So, my picture taking skills were not the best so it doesn't look as good as it was. But it was yummy :) We stayed at a sketchy hostel with "special leaves" painted on the walls. It was called Hotel California. Yup, it was definitely interesting. Life is full of adventures. Yay for adventures. Budapest is a really cool city. There was a cool church. It was called St. Istvan Basilica. It was really cool.

Budapest is really cool city because there are a bunch of monuments. According to the book the Emperor of the Austrian empire came and visited Budapest and asked why there weren't very many monuments in Budapest and then after he left the Emperor of Hungary put up a bunch of monuments everywhere. So now there are monuments everywhere, its pretty awesome.

This is a monument to the Holocaust victims in Budapest.

The above picture is of a guy who helped fight against the Soviets. In my opinion he looks like Teddy Roosevelt. According to the book, Budapest has the second largest synagogue in the world, the largest one being in New York. The Dohany Street Synagogue. It was beautiful! This was the first synagogue that I had been to and I was blown away. It was beautiful. Budapest has a super sweet Parliament building. Here are some more pictures of some awesome places in Budapest. Pretty much Budapest was really awesome. Leisel and I spent a really long time one day at the Szechenyi Baths. It was really really relaxing and I loved it. I didn't get any pictures because I didn't want to get my camera wet or stolen. But this is a picture from google. It's a big picture.... But yeah, I really liked Budapest. It was really cool. I walked A TON! But it was great. There was an amazing Mexican restaurant with Horchata. Delicious. Leisel found me a 4 leaf clover. I've been looking my whole life and Leisel found one without even trying. LAME SAUCE! But yeah, Budapest rocks! I had a lot of fun. I learned a lot of things about Budapest's history. I went to a really interesting and sad museum about Nazi and Soviet rule in Budapest. I found it really interesting. Budapest was really hot and really awesome. I'm super glad that I was able to go.