Happy Czech Statehood Day to you and happy day off of school to me. Today marks the anniversary of Saint Wenceslas' death and is therefore a national holiday in the Czech Republic. This past week has been filled with a number of recreational activities. First off was a jaunt to the park Divorka Sarka, a vast natural area with forests, rock formations, and a lake right in Prague. For those of you coming to visit, you'll see it from the window of your plane as you're landing in Prague. This place was beautiful, relatively untouched, and felt like the wilderness even in the city. The next day was an excursion to Czech Switzerland. For the not-so-geographically-minded folk (like myself), this does not mean the Czech-Switzerland border...because that doesn't exist. It's a national park on the Czech-German border (which does exist) Apparently one keen Swiss man found it reminiscent of his homeland and decided to forevermore confuse hikers when he named it. Anyway, this was a beautiful hike up the mountains culminating with breathtaking views and a wonderful rock arch (see photos). From the top the entire Czech countryside was visible. The hike was no 14er, but was still a little bit of a workout. The weekend culminated with a trip to a modern art museum on the river. Today I finally got around to paddle boating on the Vlatava; so great! The weather has been gorgeous and my roommates and I relaxed and paddled around in the sun. It's such a nice way to see the city. Off to camp in the metropolis of Munich tomorrow.
Stay tuned.
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