Some of the food of Prague

This may be the reason I've felt a little on the sick side the last few days. But so worth it!

Nutella and cookie crepe

Some sort of sausage hot dog on one side, and a chicken skewer on the other

I learned that you shouldn't eat this much sugar in one sitting. I felt terrible after!

A scone covered in nutella with sugar on top. Delicious.

Prague Recap

Well, the internet here has been touch and go, so I am now just getting to posting some pics from our time in Prague. First of all, this city is AMAZING! It is so different from the places in western Europe that I've visited, and it is one of the most beautiful. When we got there, I was really worried about that food I would be eating. I've heard that meat is a huge thing in Prague, and I was pretty nervous, but it turns out that the food we ate in Prague was some of the best I've ever had! The first day we got there we were super tired from traveling, so we mostly just slept all day. That night we found the most delicious restaurant ever, the Charleston, and had one of the best meals of my life. It may just be that we hadn't eaten a real meal in over 24 hours, but by the end I wanted to cry. The rest of the time in Prague was spent walking around, eating at the food stands, and seeing a lot of really amazing architecture and art. It was really hard being in a place where both Todd and I don't speak the language, so that got really frustrating, but it was still a wonderful place to visit!

Behind us is the Charles Bridge, leading up to the castle/cathedral in the background

This is a wall that is dedicated to John Lennon of the Beatles. It is completely covered with lyrics and portraits of the Beatles. Pretty cool stuff.

More shots of the castle from the bridge

We made it to Italy

Hello everyone, here is a quick update from us. We left Prague on Saturday morning for Milan Italy, where we spend the rest of the day. Afterwards we headed to a city called Bergamo, where Todd served part of his mission. We will be staying here until Wednesday, when we head for another town called Vicenza. Bergamo is a beautiful city, and it has been really great meeting all of the people Todd worked with while he was here. We have no internet, so posts and pictures will go up as soon as we get to Vicenza, hopefully! Ciao!

The Humorous Propaganda of Europe

While here, Todd and I have come across some incredibly amusing posters, mostly trying to recruit people to come to church. Here are a few of our favorites, I hope that you can read what they say!

Backtracking...

Here are some pictures I took of my nieces with the camera I'm using here in Europe- the Mamiya 645. I love shooting with this guy, but it's film, so let's hope my pictures here turn out!

London

Well, I actually didn't take many pictures while in London, but Todd and I were able to see a lot of really amazing things. First we visited the Victoria & Albert Museum, along with Parliament, Westminster Abby (which generally they charge £15 to go inside, but we waited and went to a choral service they hold everyday and got to see the inside for free, along with experiencing an incredible service with the choir), London Tower, the Bridge, Buckingham Palace, Kensington Gardens, Hyde Park, Notting Hill, and many other things we can't remember right now.

On our last night there we were able to go see Les Miserables with my sister Megan who is doing a study abroad program in London. The show was amazing, and it was really great to spend part of our day with Megan. I was a little stressed during the show, however, because we had to catch a train to the airport immediately after the show, so needless to say we cut it pretty close, and were running through the streets afterward to get our luggage and everything onto the train, but at least we got to see the end of the show- barely! After that we spent a long night on the airport floor while waiting for our 6 am flight to Prague. We have been resting a lot since we made it to Prague, but are having a wonderful time here as well. It's a beautiful and unique city, and pictures of our time here will get posted soon! Enjoy the London pics!

Our day in York

The great thing about Europe is that everything and everywhere is relatively easy to get to. While we were in Hett, we hadn't really decided where we would be going for our next night. We pulled out a map, looked up some train times, and decided to spend a day/night in York. It was a great decision, because York is amazing! The town was beautiful, and the people there were incredibly friendly and nice. We stayed in a great B&B called the Holmlea Guesthouse, and mostly spent our time there walking around the city.

We visited York Minster, a beautiful cathedral originally built in 627. We also came across the ruins of St. Mary's Abby. Last but not least, we went to the Jorvik Museum, which is completely dedicated to education about the vikings that settled much of York. The employees that worked there even dressed up like real vikings! It was actually quite interesting, and I'm glad we were able to learn so much on our quick visit to the city.