NYU Prague Student Blog
by Johanna Dong Istanbul, Turkey’s largest population hub and once the capital of the Ottoman Empire, is a city steeped in historic importance. It straddles the geographic divide between continental Europe and Asia; until the fall of the thousand-year-old Byzantine Empire in the fifteenth century, it was known as Constantinople, once considered the greatest city … Continue reading Three Days in Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
by Kyle Kim The last thing I saw before I dozed off was the morning-lit view of Prague from my train window. Around four hours later, I opened my eyes to see Ostrava, the third-largest city in the Czech Republic. To be honest, I don’t remember much of the city. And that’s because my … Continue reading A Bittersweet Weekend in Ostrava
by Zoey Schilling Photo Credit: Megan Mathieson Studying abroad has been an amazing and intensely rewarding experience so far, but I’ve definitely started to miss some parts of home: the charm of a low-key rural town, driving around on deserted backroads and, most of all, enjoying delicious home-cooked meals. Dinner doesn’t quite have … Continue reading A Remedy for Homesickness: A Weekend Homestay in Hlinsko
by Sarah Morris With a mere 30 hours in Vienna, there was a lot on our to-do list when my friend and I stepped off of the bus on Saturday morning. But there was one thing that I knew was highest on mine: visiting the zoo. I know the zoo may seem like an odd … Continue reading A Must-See in Vienna: The Zoo
by Nandini Kochar I have the pleasure of interning at ROMEA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for the rights of the Czech Republic’s marginalized Roma population. As part of the internship, my friend Vitoria and I recently had the opportunity to spend a weekend in the small town of Rumburk with Romani high school … Continue reading Rumburk with ROMEA: A Weekend with Romani Students from Across the Czech Republic
by Ryan Campbell I’d be lying if I said anything less: Masopust in Roztoky was perhaps one of the most outrageous, hilariously baffling and overall unforgettable days of my college career. From broom-wielding dancers to a monstrous, papier-mache man devouring sausages, Masopust was full of peculiar sights. But, boy, was it glorious. Masopust, translated … Continue reading My Surreal Day at Masopust
by Orsi Liddiard Flash trips are confusing. You do them when you don’t have the time for a full-on holiday, but you’re not prepared to just sit at home, either. They take similar amounts of money, planning and effort, but they’re gone in a split second. You try and pack everything into a moment, and … Continue reading Why I’m Not Qualified to Write about My Weekend Trip
by Orsi Liddiard This isn’t your typical itinerary of what to do in a city, in this case Paris. During the last few years, I’ve been able to travel to places in Asia I could never have experienced if my university wasn’t based in Shanghai. While travelling to Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Malaysia, I learned … Continue reading Say Bonjour to taking your own tour
Does sleeping in a monastery, hiking for eight miles sort of walking into Poland, but not really, and NYU paying for all your meals sound like a trip you would like to take? Well, it should. This year NYU Prague organized a new cultural immersion trip to Broumov, a small town on the Czech-Polish … Continue reading Falling for Broumov
by Simon Tang In the mountains, Death doesn’t leap onto you as he would on a busy expressway or a quaking war zone. He sort of hangs around behind you, trudging in your footsteps so as to not leave any of his own, creeping closer when you’re not looking, all the while muttering to himself. … Continue reading Operation Mountain King: Hiking the Kungsleden in Sweden
