Venice and Prague

I think all of my photos from Venice can be divided into one of two categories: photos of narrow roads (I suppose more corridors) or photos of Canals (which can be subdivided into bridges, just water or  gondolas). But seriously. It's true.
Venice was really beautiful and I spent most of my time there just wandering around. Unlike Rome, there really isn't that much that one has to see while in Venice. There are some cool churches and plazas and what not, but I think you really get more of a vibe of the city by wandering the winding streets. I would get lost, find myself and get lost again.
The weather in Venice was absolutely gorgeous and I think I actually wore shorts and tank tops both days. This made the wandering even nicer. Besides the few important sites, there are a TON of shops in Venice. Mostly selling the famed Murano glass, but many selling Venetian masks as well... and pastries. Lots of yummy food.
There really isn't too much of note from my time in Venice. It was lots of fun to be there and I loved the winding narrow streets. Definitely plan on going back at some point... assuming it doesn't entirely sink by then.

After 2 days in Venice I traveled on to my final leg of my trip: Prague. It was a pretty perfect way to wrap up my abroad experience. I got to just hang out in another cool city with my best friend. I had been to Prague once before, about 5 years ago. This meant that we could spend more time hanging out and just browse the various historical sites. We did make it up to the castle and across the Charles Bridge, we also went to see the clock tower, etc. but I also got to see Julia's neighborhood and spend time there, see where she goes to school and eat at some of her local hangouts.

 The weather in Prague was also really nice the first day...  until it wasn't. Julia and I got absolutely soaked when caught in a pretty epic downpour. I personally really like thunder storms, especially when the weather is on the warmer side. I think that's a result of having grown up in Texas with storms being a pretty normal part of life, but I was pretty stoked on being in the storm.














I made sure and had a few different types of Czech beer, which is entirely necessary. I also got to meet some of Julia's friends from BU who just happened to be visiting as well. It was pretty cool to put faces to names of people I had heard about.

Prague was great, and a really great culmination to my time abroad. As I'm typing this, I am sitting in my room where I can hardly see the floors. I am definitely in the throws of packing.

I have about 2.5 more days in Paris, and of my abroad experience. It's pretty surreal that it is already over. I'm still not completely ready to leave, but I know I'll still be very happy to get home.