This weekend, my dad came to visit me in Bayreuth and take me on a trip to Prague. How excited I was when I woke up Friday morning and saw that the weather prediction: chance of rain, 0%. I have never seen that here (since it rains basically every day, no joke) but I was so pleased that it happened on the day when my dad was coming!

We spent Friday night in Bayreuth and I took him around to my favorite places - a coffee shop, a nice dinner place, the "best ice cream in the city" (according to Ellen, one of my friends here). We got up Saturday morning and drove the 3 and a half hours to Prague, with me as a navigator, which only ended in us getting lost once - and even then, it was the "scenic tour of working Germany."

Prague was filled with beautifully architectured, old buildings. It didn't rain the entire weekend, which was a novelty for me. We did the "tourist" things - and in Prague, there are quite a few tourists - saw the clock tower, toured the (gigantic!) castle and cathedral.



Friday night, we went to a beautiful fountain show with music, dancers, and fountains that danced and looked like fireworks. It was quite interesting because we had never seen anything quite like that.


We enjoyed Starbucks, shopped around a little, but mostly enjoyed some really wonderful conversations. I am so, so glad that we got to spend a weekend together! It was great to have someone from my family here, as I am a bit alone in Germany. The weekend together allowed me to get recharged and be ready (and excited!) for my next four weeks in Germany.