Wednesday, March 16, 2011

Our Favorite Things

It seems that our blague is getting a little photo-heavy. So, this post is simply a list: favorite and not-so-favorite things from the places that we've experienced..

Prague Favorites
Pearl: I like that the playground equipment at all the parks was made out of wood.
Georgia: Parks, unique food, language, transpertation, style of people
Hector: I love the architecture, the variation in feeling from neighborhood to neighborhood, and language.
Finn: Excellent public transport, decent bed to sleep in.

Prague Not-so-Favorites
Pearl: I didn't like all of the smoking and all of the people.
Georgia: Dog poo on sidewalk, cigarettes everywhere.
Hector: Creepy people, having to give up seats on the tram/Metro to elderly folks.
Finn: Bad customer service.

Kutna Hora Favorites
Pearl: The Bone Church is cool because it had real bones.
Georgia: The Bone Church was cool.
Hector: Laid-back-ness, location, Bone Church, castle, walking in the back streets.
Finn: Ossuary was cool.

Kutna Hora Not-so-Favorites
Pearl: I didn't like the railroad because all we did was take pictures.
Georgia: The Bone Church was creepy/scary.
Hector: Walking from the train stop to Kutna Hora--a long walk through an unattractive town.
Finn: Town was somewhat empty; too windy!

Vienna Favorites
Pearl: Butterfly House!
Georgia: Shmetterling Haus, eating schnitzel--a bunch of it.
Hector: Kings' Crypt, Shmetterling Haus, squares, university, Museum of Natural History.
Finn: Best art museum ever! (National Art Museum), Killer graffiti.

Vienna Not-so-Favorites
Pearl: It was too cold, and I didn't have a big (warm) enough jacket. (Mom: She had her winter coat.)
Georgia: Not being able to go ice-skating at Rathaus.
Hector: COLD, couldn't find batteries for Georgia's camera so no pictures of the Butterfly House, or Natural History Museum.
Finn: Cold weather.


Budapest Favorites
Pearl: I enjoyed going to the spa bath--the steam in cold air.
Georgia: Swimming in the spa.
Hector: Castle village, view of Danube, market, Labyrinth, swimming
Finn: Cool, old school metro, very, very old...


Budapest Not-so- Favorites
Pearl: The Happy Train (Europe's oldest metro!) was too loud and hurts my ears.
Georgia: We had to show the guards our ticket EVERY TIME we got on the metro.
Hector: Hotel (like an old person's house), constant ticket checking.
Finn: People seemed angry.


Tropical Islands (Germany) Favorites
Pearl: I enjoyed the waterslides and that nobody is watching you.
Georgia: Going down the slides.
Hector: Warmth, swimming, sand, birds/trees.
Finn: Hot chicks, 70 degree weather in winter.

Tropical Islands (Germany) Not-so-Favorites
Pearl: The watersides are dangerous--Dad crashed into Georgia--and kids pee in the pools.
Georgia: Getting the wind knocked out of me going down the slides--thanks Dad!
Hector: bus ride (3 hours each way)
Finn: NO wave pool :(

Amsterdam Favorites
Pearl: I enjoyed the zoo because it didn't have strict rules like at home. (Some animals, like the peacocks, just roamed around.)
Georgia: NEMO, zoo. apartment,(It had a Wii), museums.
Hector: Canals, NEMO, bikes, museums (Anne Frank, Rijks, Van Gogh, Rembrandt),
Finn: Beautiful architecture, "coffee"shops,  good food.

Amsterdam Not-so- Favorites
Pearl: I didn't like that you had to swipe your card every time you take a tram.
Georgia: too many fast bikes
Hector: pot, tram tickets
Finn: Crappy public transport.

Salzburg Favorites
Pearl: I liked the Sound of Music Tour and the guide's accent. (British)
Georgia: Shopping, new boots/hat,

Salzburg Not-so-Favorites
Pearl: Forgetting to change on the end of the train ride.
Georgia: Getting there (took a long time.)


Christian International School Prague Favorites
Pearl: Lunch and Phisical Education
Georgia: Modeling clay and painting it in Art.
Hector: The Korean kids in my class--they are funny and make me laugh. Soccer and game called "Purdel"?, that we play in PE.
Finn: Friendly students and staff.


Christian International School Prague Not-so-Favorites
Pearl: Our friends don't notice when we are gone.
Georgia: Indoor/outdoor shoes--always having to trade...
Hector: The front door is always locked (guarded by the Czech gatekeeper, who buzzes you in, when the door is locked...)
Finn: Too small!

Krakow Favorites
Finn: Aushwitz was eye-opening; Cool salt mines.

Krakow Not-so-Favorites
Finn: Rain was annoying; no sleep.



Paris Favorites


Paris Not-so-Favorites

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