Stop Raining On My Parade - Literally

This past week was Spring Break - which translate into, “How to save money while traveling, but eating everything in my path!”

It was a constant rain and cloudy week, but we will still have fun.

Our first stop was Rome -  A Day of Selfies 

Rome was the city that I HAD to see.  Especially on Holy Week. It was fantastic! I had the most amazing time. I met amazing Germans and Spaniards. In line, waiting to get to the top of the St. Peters Basilica we started to talk and the next thing I know - Lady Gaga “Judas” was being sung! Great people! 

In my surprise, Rome being a large city - with great financial support from the rest of the state - it is “dirty.” The trains were not modern and they were all tagged. Also, the city in general - it was rough looking and trash was every where. Out of all the places I have been, Rome is the dirtiest place I have been. 

Actual Ruins from Roman Era

Colosseum

The trains

St. Peter's Basilica

Eat, Sleep, and Look at the Most Gorgeous Men

The next stop on spring break was Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Recommendation-If you go anywhere in Europe - Go To Croatia! 

The men - All easily rated 8 and above. I was truly happy just people watching (well mostly men watching)

Inspirational is the one word adjective I would use for Dubrovnik. The beach on the town and then the mountains 1 meter behind the beach. It is perfect for both types of outdoor people - beaches and mountains! 

For the three months that I am in Europe, I wanted to do something adventurous. I finally did. Jammie and I Sea Kayak - it started off smooth and fun, and then the wind picked up and waves became taller than Jammie and I. By the time we got back to the beach, I was frozen and exhausted, but it is definitely worth the $$$. 

My favorite thing about Dubrovnik is the food. It has the best food. Most of it, I have no idea what it is but it is delicious!

The national Drink- It is delicious!

After Sea Kayaking

Keep you posted about the next two weekends- they are a little morbid, but it will be interesting. Terezin and Auschwitz. 

#SELFIE (Official Music Video) - The Chainsmokers

“Imagination governs the world.” - Napolean

Vienna - A brightly lit city with buildings high in the sky.

Overflows with information from the past, the present and the future;

It’s comparable to the society that comes from it - Hasburgs

The view, the people and the prices all that dictates royalty is sure to come.

• Vienna is a culture center. Between the museums and the history of the city it should not come as a surprise. The best gelato comes from Vienna (Every day is gelato day, and that especially applies to when we go to new places). 
• Austria is by far the most gorgeous country that I have experienced. The rolling green hills and the snow covered mountains is amazing. If I could have changed anything on this trip, it would be to do a weekend in Austria, hiking and camping and spending time in the country-side.

Austria country side

Austria

Gorgeous Venice

Venice-In front of St. Marco's on Palm Sunday

Spritzer in the Sun!

Venice - Tall buildings on an island that is slowly sinking.

It currently holds 60,000 when it use to be 300,000, 

Yet the streets are packed with locals and tourists a like.

Its overwhelming beauty and charismatic population

is breathtaking and soulful. 

• Italy as a country is not what I expected, but this city is everything I have dreamed about. The buildings are amazing, the streets are maze-like and the food...just superb.
• Jammie and I ate at the number one restaurant in Venice - Alfredo’s. The homemade pasta was..I don’t even know how to explain the tastebuds that are lit on fire by pure bliss. It is definitely recommended to everyone!  Also, while discussing food. While in Italy, every person must try the Pizza - it is amazing! Also, Spritz - a drink that will get you in a “happy” state very quickly. 

A Weekend with Peace

Our last weekend in Olomouc, was wonderful. A group of us decided to explore the surrounding of Olomouc. I have become amazed at how the country side is a stunning site to see. We started off seeing a Basilica - in the town of Svatý Kopeček - St. Kopecek.  Which turned out to be the most gorgeous basilica I have seen. It is not the largest one, but the detail within the place was magnificent. Unfortunately, we were unable to take photos of the inside. After we sat around and drank a few...we moved on to our next adventure! Off to the forest we go! Enjoy the photo’s.- By the way the artist is Julie Gates (a fabulous photographer).

This Is How We Do It

Some Famous Sayings-
“Sure” - It is becoming the most used saying in our group. Of course it was started by the Pharaoh Kami, but it has been adopted by everyone in the group. Why, because the Czech’s apparently don’t live by structure. Which isn’t always bad, but coming from a place where I like to have structure and I like to know what is going on; it is getting old. However, an excellent person once told us, “Just drink another beer...”. Great advice! So a lesson from the Czech- just drink another beer and follow the crowd.
“Quiero” - While in Praha, we were walking into the Chocolataria and the working was like “You Mexican - Quiero” to Karina. Karina has to great sayings in here, and there have been more, but these are just hilarious when being told to you.
“Je suis un garson” - Back to Karina - In our first hostel we decided to go into the sauna. Karina like always is looking to make new friends and she happened to find one that only spoke French. So she practiced her French. At the end he started to hit on her - creepily so. So she tried to think of a way to say, “I have a boyfriend” and well it ended with “ I have a boy (son)”. And see that isn’t the funny part. The funniest part was his reaction - “that is okay. I understand.”  Language barriers make for great nights.
Do you take Visa- In most nations Visa is an accepted form of payment, but in Dresden, Germany; that was not the case. Also, I didn’t switch my currency to Euro’s so I was SOL’d.
Ahhh - hahahaha  - In the center of Dresden there are Bubble Makers and I fell in love with the spirit that surrounds the people. While attempting to kiss a bubble, I ran into a couple. In most places, that couple would be mad, but this couple they were amazing! They didn’t seem mad, infact they joined in the laughter. 

Pivova Strahov a restaurace Sv. Norbet

Bubble Kisses!

Dresden, Germany

Playing dress up