Prague!!!

Well, Prague what can I say... Very busy, old and a sight for sore eyes! Yesterday the group had a "free"" tour of Prague, but the group was split 6 and 6. Mr. Bohneyto had Camile,Caroline, Chris, Dustin and Trevor. Jody had myself, Kortney, Tanner,Tricia and Zack. Unknowingly we took two different tours; my tour guide Clara took us up to the castle. Clara is a local volunteer that only gets paid in tips. It was refreshing to hear from a local about local opinions such as her perspective of previous wars, governments and even religions. To bring life to the history of Prague, she had "volunteers" re-enact scenes from history. I myself was a "volunteer" for one of her entertaining stories. I played the Virgin Mary, who was supposedly magical. Legend has it that people would bring gifts to the Virgin Mary of St. Nickolas' Cathedral; one being a precious necklace around her neck. Well one day a thief decided to take the necklace, but before he could sneak away with the precious gift, Mary grabbed his arm and would not release it. When the monks discovered the thief they called for an executioner. The thief's arm was cut off, and hung in the church for all to see the Virgin Mary's power. And today a gross black object hangs from the ceiling today!
Our tour ended by seeing the magnificence of the Royal Castle of Prague, which took 600 years to build and finish! Because we had split into two groups, my group spent most of the day walking around looking for the other group (getting loads of beautiful pictures). 
Later our group split again; Caroline, Kortney and Zack (who sadly got stuck in the hostel bathroom for a good five minutes) enjoyed the tower of the astronomical clock, I the classical music in one of the many catherdrals, and the rest shopping around in Old Town. 
Later after meeting up again, we all went to a Jazz bar (that Caroline and myself accidentally discovered on a bathroom run) and listened to two amazing Jazz musicians! I enjoyed a nice ginger ale and the others had various (non-alcoholic) drinks! After that we all went back to the hostel and crashed.
Today we walked (back) up to the castle, sat at a random park that we found, and then later separated into various groups of three. Some going to a local market with interesting gizmos and gadgets, others back to the Old Town Square, some for food runs, and others to the hostel to relax. Here at about 5:30 PM we should be living Prauge and off to Dresden. From there Berlin, were we will see all of our German friends and have a grand time!!
For all parents of friends following, we miss and love you all very much! Hugs and a million kisses!
xoxo,
Tearney