Sadly fall break has come to an end, but I’d say it was a very
successful week! I’ve already told you about Berlin, the first stop on
the fall break tour, now I want to tell and show you the highlights of
Prague and Amsterdam.
Prague:
Prague
was amazing, I mean just look at this beautiful city! Prague really
took me by surprise, I wasn’t sure what to expect, I had not heard a lot
about the city itself. From the time we passed into the Czech Republic
on the bus I could tell this place was special. The landscape was
beautiful with mountains and cute little towns, and when we pulled into
Prague I fell in love. The city has such a cool atmosphere and everyone
there was very kind. We started the trip with another free walking tour
(I love them!) and after that we were able to navigate the city pretty
well. We walked across the Charles bridge where there were local vendors
selling handmade jewelery and paintings, ate some traditional Czech
food (so good), took a tour of the palace, and found the John Lennon
wall while just wandering around.
My
favorite part of Prague was going up in the tower of the astronomical
clock (which is apparently the second most disappointing tourist
attraction in the world) and watching the sunset over the city. From the
tower you could see everyone walking around the old town square, and
everyone was having a great time.
Amsterdam:
After
a 12 hour overnight bus ride from Prague we pulled into Amsterdam at
about 6:30am. Lucky for us we were able to check into our hostel early
and get a little rest. Once again we started with a free walking tour,
and saw most of the main parts of the city. Although I have to say I was
completely lost as to where we were the whole timeline, and I still
haven’t figured out how to navigate his city. We went to the Anne Frank
house, took a canal tour, went to a concert that was part of the ADE
music festival going on this weekend, and just spent time walking around
all the cute canals. (And I also found the Fault in our Stars bench).
There
was also a carnival in the city so we took advantage of that and went
on the Ferris wheel! We took a short day trip to a cute, typical Dutch
town just outside the city. There were windmills and little bridges, it
almost felt like a miniature model of the city but more countryside.
There was also a store that made wooden clogs, there were so many shoes!
We travel back to Aarhus tomorrow, and although I’m sad this week is
over I am happy to be going back. I’m excited to see my friends who have
been traveling to other places, I’m excited for some familiarity of
where I am, but mostly I am excited to have my own room and be in my bed
again!
To find out more about the Walton college exchange program in Aarhus, visit
http://studyabroad.uark.edu/exchange/wcobaarhus/
