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  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    Prague Full Day 3 pt. 2

    May 25, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

    After our first stop, we had a short drive to our next stop that was still in the same National Park. We had a yummy lunch in a super small town. Cole and I had really good locally caught trout. We then had a super steep descent to the Kamenice River, which was incredible. We had a short hike to a 30 minute boat ride down the river, where I got some really great pictures (the first 3 are from there). The hike back up was BRUTAL! it was so steep and we were soaked after we finished it. Next, we had an hour drive to our final stop, the Bastei Bridge, just across the border in Germany. It was by far the easiest and flattest hike, as we could almost drive up to it. The bridge used to connect to an ancient castle that has since been destroyed. You can still see remnants of the stairs that led to the castle. The views from the bridge were amazing! I had to include a pic of our guide giving another long lecture on why the rocks were different colors. We then had roughly a 2 hour ride back to Prague, which had us back home around 6. We immediately left for food as we were starving. We had a fancier dinner in the main square that was really good. We capped the night by meeting our high school buddy Joey at a local pub, who is also on a graduation trip. We shared a few beers and some stories from our trips. Really great to see him! A really fun way to cap our time in Prague!

    I also realized I completely got to give Shiela Roeder a shoutout for our dinner on Prague day 2! Like I said, it may have been our favorite meal of the trip, and she both recommended the spot and sponsored the meal. Thank you so much!!!    Read more

  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    Travel Day: Prague to London

    May 26, 2024 in England ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

    Pretty boring day today! We started our morning with Starbucks around 8, then caught a 40 minute Uber to the airport. We have found that crazy driving is the norm in Prague! We got to the airport around 3 hours early, got our boarding passes, checked our bags, then waited about 2 hours until our flight. We had another smooth flight, but we found that I made a tough mistake when booking. I booked the much cheaper flights, but they came at a cost, as we flew into London Stansted, which is about an hour and a half drive outside of London. So what we thought was going to be a shorter travel day turned into a long one! We caught a bus into London that took an hour and a half, and then hopped on a train that took us to our spot. So about an extra 2-3 hours of travel. My bad boys! We dropped our bags in our Airbnb and headed to the closest food, which ended up being a super highly rated Italian restaurant. We all got pizza. We then did a little walking around, and then headed back to our Airbnb to do laundry, as all our close wreaked. At around 9, we headed to get dinner number two at a local chicken chain called Nando’s. We all went to sleep around 10:30, as the traveling was exhausting. Looking forward to our full day tomorrow!Read more

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    London Full Day 1 pt. 1

    May 27, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We started our morning, like usual, with coffee and breakfast. We then met up with John and I’s good buddy Eddie, a soon to be senior Phi Delt who just finished a full year abroad at London School of Economics. He was kind enough to be our tour guide for the entire day! He first took us to a market with a bunch of different lunch options. We then walked across a bridge that gave us a view of what seemed like the whole city. We then headed to a bar balcony, where we could watch street shows and drink cider beer, which tasted exactly like apple juice. After that, headed to the Buckingham palace to catch a glimpse of that beautiful area. We then walked through Hyde Park and the Kinsignton Gardens, where we got a beer by “duck lake.” Finally, headed to the newer part of London to check out the business district and the Tower of London.Read more

  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    London Full Day 1 pt. 2

    May 27, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    Next stop, Tower of London. This place was awesome. We showed up around 3:30 and it closed at 5. So we kinda did a speed run. We first walked through the kings living quarters. Next, we walked through a tower which displayed the history of their weaponry. This also included a pretty chapel for some reason. We then checked out the gorgeous Crown Jewels. No pictures allowed in there unfortunately, but the amount of gold and jewels in their was absurd. So gorgeous! We had about 10 mins left, so we scrambled through the room that displayed their methods of torture, which was something. We then finished out this adventure with a picture in front of the London Bridge. I wish we had more time, especially because tickets (and really everything here) were super expensive. Nonetheless, we enjoyed our time here!Read more

  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    London Full Day 1 pt. 3

    May 27, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C

    We took a break after London Tower and regrouped around 8. Eddie took us to another hidden gem, a courtyard with different food and drink options. We all got burgers and split a big pitcher of beer. At around 9:15, we headed to a rooftop bar, which had a sweet view of the city. We all got complementary aperol spritz. My first time having one and I enjoyed it. We then headed back to Eddie’s place, passing Big Ben on the way back. Eddie’s place was incredible, the top floor of his building with gorgeous views. We all bought some beer and just hung out on the balcony. We then bought tickets in advance to a club that Eddie had never been to, but heard it was a great Monday spot. We showed up, and it was definitely not our crowd, so we turned back around and called it a night. Really fun day with a good friend we hadn’t seen in a year!Read more

  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    London Full Day 2

    May 28, 2024 in England ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    We had a pretty chill day today! Eddie really did cover just about every major tourist spot yesterday, so we didn’t have a ton left to do. Furthermore, it was cold, with off and on rain the whole day. We started our day with English breakfasts, which we devoured. We then got free tickets to the National History Museum, where we spent a really long time. Always fun reading and learning about history. We then grabbed an early dinner around 4, which I forgot to photograph. After that journey, we headed back home and took some naps until around 7, and then headed to dinner number two around 8. We went to another wonderful Shiela recommendation, Dashoom. We got a lamb appetizer, different chicken meals, garlic naan, and rice. It was spicy, but soooo good. We all really liked it. Huge shoutout to my mom for sponsoring this dinner!! We were a big fan and very thankful, as this part of the trip had been expensive! I also had to try an IPA and an Indian restaurant! We finished our night with gelato and got back to our airbnb around 11. Lights out almost immediately with our full bellies! A fun, chill day to round out our time in our last new stop. Can’t believe our trip is almost over!Read more

  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    Travel Day: London to Barcelona

    May 29, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    What a day! We started with some yummy breakfast at a hole in the wall called Shiela’s! We decided to head to the airport fairly early, as we again were flying through London Stansted. Our bus ride was 5 times quicker this time, so we had around a 4 hour wait in the airport and flew out at 6 pm. We grabbed food and then just lounged around. We got to the airport in Barcelona and somehow figured out the train/metro, which was in Spanish, and got to our hotel around 11. We dropped our bags and immediately headed out for dinner and drinks. We had beers and tequila at a ginormous bar filled with college-aged kids. Then we headed to the infamous Razzmatazz, the biggest club in Barca, around 2. It was really cool with good music and tons of people! We then walked to the casino around 4, where I finally won big 🎉🥳. We closed it out again, and hopped on the Metro just before 6. This is where things get crazy. All of our phones were dead by the end of the Metro. We tried to go off memory and walked around 20 minutes, where we eventually found some people who spoke broken English where we were. We ended up being like 40 minutes for our hotel. The gave us a direction to walk and we continued to ask random people on the street for help until we made it back and got to bed at 7:15. Quite the adventure for our last hoorah of the trip. A funny memory for sure!Read more

  • Cade PavlikTravelerPost Grad European Tour

    Last Full Day: Barcelona

    May 30, 2024 in Spain ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

    After going to bed when the sun was up, we slept until about noon. We got ready and had a 30 min walk to La Sagrada Familia. It towers over everything! We got in the area, and grabbed some Taco Bell before heading in. Hard to put into words how beautiful to Sagrada is. It is crazy to see the architecture of a relatively new basilica. It is so close to being finished! The statues and sculptures on the outside are insane! The stain class inside is gorgeous. This was definitely one of our favorite stops! After our tour, we headed back to take much needed naps. We had dinner at a local spot around 8. We spent our last night at the casino, where we all left winners. Sweet end to the day and the trip! Last day of our trip tomorrow. Bittersweet!Read more

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