Hen Party

My best friend Laura organized my Hen Party, but then she had an emergency and couldn't attend.  She planned the whole day and it was quite fun.  First we started at Cafe Sofa for their "mo-chi tasting" event.  It was not organized as a tasting event.  We needed to buy the different flavors of mo-chi and cut it ourselves. We turned it into a proper tasting with mini bites because there is no way any of us could've eaten 4 whole mo-chis. None of us were a fan of the kiwi mo-chi, but the two different cheesecake mo-chi were good.  One of my friends needed to leave because  she just recently had a baby and needed to get back to her.  After the cafe we went to Pizza Nuova for a late lunch.  We decided to order three dishes and share them.  It was a great decision.  Everything tasted great.  Then we went to mini golf and games.  The black light and set up of the place was really fun.  We had a great time.  I wasn't even thinking of planning a Hen Party, but Laura planned it and then she couldn't even go.  If it wasn't her push for it, I don't think I would've had one.  Thank you Laura for planning and setting everything up!  (the pictures are out of order)

                                                       

                                                       

                                           

                                                        

                                                                Lavinia painting my face

                                        had to pose with the goalie because that's Leoš's position in hockey

Snow and Flowers

It was crazy to see how much snow had covered Prague in such a short amount of time.  Everything was white.  I had to walk around and enjoy the views.  There were a few flowers I saw that were covered in snow. I'm sure that nature is so confused with what is going on with the weather.  The crown jewels were still on display and I was curious how long the line would be in the snow.  The line wasn't as long, but it was also much later in the day when we saw it.  I couldn't believe that people were still waiting in the cold to see the jewels.  I am happy with the picture I saw from my student, I didn't need to wait in line for it. 

                                                                         flowers and snow

                                                                            so white

                                                                            cold but happy

                                                                        Praha in snow

                                                                      trees starting to blossom

                                                                  line for the crown jewels

                                                                                the line

                                                  the line was much shorter than on Thursday

Enormous Line and Chloe Cafe

I went for walk with my friend through Petrin and then the castle.  While walking in Petrin I found it strange that they weren't many people.  As we approached the castle there wasn't a line, so we decided to go inside.  All we had to do was walk through a metal detector and we were in.  I was surprised because there was an exhibition of the crown jewels.  Once we got to the main cathedral, that is where we saw the line.  We saw the line go around the castle and then down some stairs.  I thought that would be the end of the line.  I was certainly mistaken.  We walked through the castle area and then exited. When we exited we saw that other side of the line.  I thought it was the end, but then I saw the security area.  Every person was being checked with a hand held metal detector.  When we walked down the stairs, it was COMPLETELY full.  We walked by so many people going down the stairs. There was almost no space for us to go down the stairs. The line just kept going and going.  It was 1.1km long.  Never in my life have I seen with my eyes and walked past such a LONG line.  I told my other friends about it and one of my friend's parents were in that line! They waited over 7 hours!!!!!!! Then they had just 30 seconds to take a picture and go.  One of my student's grandmothers went to see the crown jewels a different day and waited over 3 hours.  My student showed me the picture her grandmother sent her of the jewels.  I am thankful I didn't wait in the line.  Afterwards we went to Chloe Cafe, which was really pink.  It was very girly and fun to be in.  The food and drinks were nice.  I will definitely go to the cafe again.  

                                                                I thought the line ended here

                                                                    the security area

                                                                            the line

                                                                    going down the stairs

                                                                where the stairs ended

                                        the end of the line was in front of the Belgian embassy

                                                                     another part of the line

                                                                        inside Chloe Cafe

                                                                        had to wear pink!

                                                                        the desserts

                                                                    passion fruit lemonade

                                                                        avocado toast

                                                                            raspberry tart

                                                                            tiramisu

                                                                            matcha latte

                                                        photo of the photo of the crown jewels