Dear Amigos, Thank You For Your Support

On the road

(Im)Patiently waiting for my train, I realized I would never have survived this far if it wasn't for my freinds and family. So many of the things I carry with me are from you all.

Daniel, my life is in your backpack. And your watch has kept me on time everywhere I go. (But it beep-beep-beeps way too softly so I never wake up to the alarm).

Zach, thanks for those sunglasses that I stole from you. I wear them everyday and my eyeballs are in tip top condition!

Basia, I rock your G-unit jacket with pride!

Czech it out!

View from the top of St Vitus Cathedral

Prague is one of the most beautiful cities I've seen thus far. I couldn't stop looking up because every building in the city had such beautiful and detailed architecture. And each building was all of different styles, colors and designs.

One of the most amazing places was the view from the famous gothic St.Vitus Cathedral. It was absolutely breath-taking, and definitely worth the long breathless stair-climb to the top. I took many pictures, but you just can't capture the real beauty of the city on camera.

All throughout Prague, you can find unique and interesting artwork. One of the most interesting things I saw was the astronomical clock, in which Death (represented by the skeleton) would strike on the hour every hour.

Bone Art at Kutna Hora

I've seen people make art out of almost everything, but out of human bones?

It's rather chilling to see flowers made out of the crania and pelvises and chandeliers out of ribs and skulls.

Near Prague, there is town called Kutna Hora. And one of their main attractions is church filled with art made from the from human skeletons. During the European Plague, the cemetery in Kutna Hora was overflowing with plague victims, so they stacked the bones of over 40,000 people in this cathedral. Then at some point, a monk thought to himself, "hmmm... what to do with with all these bones? Why not make art out of it!"

Is it creativity or insanity?

Drawn Into Art in Prague [PHOTOBLOG]

Wandering through Prague, I watched many talented artists draw beautiful caricatures and portraits. I think it is absolutely amazing how the artists start with a blank white canvas and bring it to life through such detailed and intricate portraits of the persons sitting right in front of them.

I can't draw for the life of me, so maybe that's why it draws me in so much...

At Prague, I walked back and forth on the infamous Charles Bridge starring in awe (perhaps some would call it subtly creeping) and taking pictures of the artwork.

Isn't it gorgeous!?

Salty Underground Exploration (Krakow)

Near Krakow is the famous Wieliczka Salt Mine. When I got there, I read a sign that advised to wear warm clothing as we were about to head down to into the cold underground mines. Having just a light shirt, I was worried I'd be shivering the whole 3+ hour tour, so I downed 3 cups of hot coffee in hopes it'll keep me warm.

After going down a never-ending staircase (constantly wondering whether I should brace myself in having to climb back up the 100+ flights of stairs), we finally reached the underground tunnels. Caffeinated and jittery, and feeling a bit claustrophobic, we set off to explore the tunnels.

The Salt Mine was huge! It was a town itself, underground, with places to work, sleep, relax and pray.

The Weiliczka Salt Mine is one of the oldest in the world. Back when the tunnel was operable, people would live and work in these underground tunnels.

All the tunnel was had salt walls, floors and ceilings. Statues and sculptures were built out of salt. The chandeliers were made out of salt. The underground lake was filled with salt. You could even lick the salty walls to get a taste.