Can't stop, won't stop...

I would love to post and go into detail about all the crazy things we have done in the past few days (one of which includes a pub sing-along), but theres just not enough hours in the day. We leave around 5am tomorrow morning and we are doing everything we possibly can in this last day. There will be no sleeping tonight.

But please pray for us as we say our goodbyes and travel back home. It's gonna be emotionally rough and most likely physically draining on all of us. thanks.

Typical

So if you haven't checked Christa's blog, we went paddleboating the other day. It was glorious. We really love the Vltava but we wish it wasn't so dirty so we could actually swim in it. Oh well. Paddleboating was fun enough. Except that we got stuck on the rocks. Yes, we were the only idiots to get stuck on the rocks, but I was more than willing to jump out and push us off again. We were pretty much the laughing stock of the paddleboat community (but later we were surpassed by the swan boat which you must check out the video to...)

Paddleboating

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And PLEASE watch this swan video. This was hysterical. We couldn't believe this thing was out on the water. We think they should have like five of them so their can be a flock and then they could pull a flying-V on the water, but alas, there was only one. It was entertaining enough though...

Swan-Normous

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Karlovy whhatt?

So if you have ever had an extra two hours to completely waste or maybe you already have wasted, by watching the movie "The Last Holiday," starring Queen Latifah, then I want you to think back on the town that she stayed in, and let me tell you, I was there this weekend. Its true, the entire movie takes place in the town of Karlovy Vary about two hours away from Praha and the girls (being me, Christa, Lo, Shanna, and Laura) decided to take a girls trip to this lovely spa town (and the birth place of Becherovka, hollller) for a day of relaxation and pampering. It was a wonderful time and for the full scoop, please read from the Syvertsons blog because Laura gives an exquisite documentation of the getaway. Its quite funny actually. Will Ferrell, with a little exageration, could have made a movie with all our little slip ups and awkward situations. Despite it all, we had a grand time, I actually drank the mineral water (it was a bad choice), and I loved the town.

Since Laura covered telling our stories so well, let me just show you some pictures.

Up and Down, Up and Down

There have been so many happenings this week it will be hard to sum it all up, so in order to make it easiest, I will keep it to the bulleted form.

Some points of interest:
We received a package from Lauren’s lovely sister which included such wonderful goodies as sour patch kids, reeses, and m&m’s.

We ran across a conglomerate of JMU’ers in the middle of Old Town Square. How did we officially recognize them, you ask? They were all wearing JMU paraphernalia. Way to represent, Dukes.

My roommates and I decided to venture to Prague Castle after the sun went down and it was, well, breathtaking. The moon was huge and orange, the town was all lit up, and we laid on the ground in the middle of the palace grounds and watched the dark sky. Simply priceless.



Please check out this human hamster wheel we found in the palace. It was actually a pulley system back in the day used to hoist things during construction, but, seriously, humans were actually used in the wheel. Ha!


We also saw this on the metro and it just made us laugh. The American man standing next to it, giving the thumbs up, liked it as well:


I found a gloriously air conditioned Coffee Heaven. Hallelujah. The heat is bad enough, but living sans AC provides for no relief.

And did I mention it's dreadfully hot here now? Because it is. And its painful.

We watched Anchorman last night and it made me miss my sisters. Seriously, people like it here but their quoting skills are pale in comparison to that of the Parker girls together.

And I honestly am feeling better now. I was just masking it earlier pretending I wasn’t really in pain, but in all truth, I am now on the up and up. I came very very close to going to the doctor (of which i was very afraid to do), but truly, by the hand of the Lord, I am doing better. Not at 100% quite yet, but much better than a few days ago.

On the Rebound.

So after a few days of fevers, headaches, confinement, and seemingly unconscious existance, I am doing better. The whirlwind of illness seems to be subsiding and I am now just regaining my strength, and, as if you cant guess, eating. I had my first real cheeseburger here. It was a long time coming and it was delicious and glorious and wonderful.

And although I would love to be able to give you an entry worth reading, I have no material to stem from. You have my apologies.

Except for the fact that we celebrated 4th of July with two british guys. Yes its true. Oh the irony keeps me so entertained.

The Wonders of Czech

So we have ventured to the pool (what we lovingly refer to as the "commie pool") and have spent a good portion of our time attempting to conquer this...

this slide is INCREDIBLE. We are just beginning to tap into the proper techniques to maximize our speed and the quality of the ride. With no lifeguards, it makes it pretty easy to go insanely fast and out of control. YEAH! One downside however, it hurts. Czech out my sweet battle scars:


This is to my sisters: please look at this picture...

do you see anything out of the ordinary? Because in case you cant tell, those jeans....touch the ground. what?! Its unheard of for a Parker girl to have jeans that go past her ankles! So if ya'll want to wire me the money, I will bring back a pair for each of you because all the pants here are long. It is the most magnificent feeling in the world, I swear.

Another interesting czech scene we have encountered is teenagers who wear their pet rats around their necks. Another note to my family, yes they look just like Elliott's but they are out in public and just chillaxing on their owners necks. Its sick. The count now is at three, but I have a feeling we will begin to see even more.

Tomorrow is the 4th of July and we are celebrating through a day at the pool then who knows. Hopefully it will be as american as we can possibly make it.

the stages of DELIRIUM

So we have seen many levels of derangement over the past few days. This was the night that started it:



...and it only got worse. Last night was hardly believable. Sometimes we think to ourselves "this is not my life, this is not my life, it cannot be..." Please refer to Christa's blog for the details of the definistration, but refer to the video below for the footage. I really believe I have not laughed that hard in years. We were rolling on the ground and could not get up. Absolutely hysterical.

While watching listen to Christas "Guys its like 10 oclock at night!" after the launch and subsequent scream by Lauren. Also remember we live on the 3rd or 4th floor. So that thing fell and Lauren's voice echoed. Sometimes I am humbled by fulfilling our own stereotype...

definestration

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The Rundown

My sincerest apologies for the lapse of time between the last post and this one. But it seems, we, the roommates and myself, have.....had a life! We've been pretty busy over the past week, which is welcomed by all, except that it makes for updating less frequently.

Let's start from the beginning... (wednesday was relatively uneventful, and should be skipped in the overview) On Thursday however me and the roomies decided to take a walking tour given by none other than the notorious Stephen. Stephen is a squater at Sir Toby's who has been there since this past fall. He is a retired university history professor who currently spends his days giving historically-accurate Praha tours. We have had many a run in with Stephen, some hostile, some humorous, so for a couple reasons, we decided to journey with him for 5 hours around the city. It was funny, sometimes surreal, and sometimes just plain awkward. But overall, an unforgettable day.

This is Stephen:


After that we had bible study and then Lo and I watched a movie at Michaels. Thoroughly enjoyable evening that included a night tram ride from 3am to 4am, where Lauren and I were offered olives from a can that the nice young Czech guys sitting next to us were eating (if that sounds strange, its because it is). Ohh the joys of night trams.

Catching the metro:


Friday, Saturday, Sunday included eating, cheering for germany, watching movies, shopping, reading, walking alot, eating cream and dream (x2), church, meetings, and entering stages of delirium and "surreal-ity" i was not aware existed.