Back in Europe again!! That’s right! After almost 4 years, I finally set my foot again in Western Hemisphere! Yes, it’s also one of my 2018 resolutions :D

The day my after my graduation day, I flew back home to Jakarta then to Munich in the evening.  Crazy huh? I know. And it’s winter, Europe in winter, lol.  The truth is, I kinda pushed for this trip to happen, because it’s the only time frame that I had to travel, so I didn’t really care so much about the weather nor the season; this trip must happen before 2019!  You know, I’m not a fan of winter, although I can cope with cold weather better than my fellow tropical friends.  It’s not solely about the weather, but the day is shorter during winter and how can I take good pictures if it’s dark? I need natural lighting, I need the Sun.

Anyways, I’m still super grateful to be able to visit Europe again.  It’s Eastern Europe this time and yes, I went with my mother again using travel agent.  So, it began in Munich, my favorite city in Europe, and then we traveled to Czech Republic, then Poland to Slovakia to Hungary to Austria then back to Munich again.  I’ve been to Munich before and this is also my 3^rd time in Germany; Yes, I love Germany, I don’t care what you think about the country, but I love it.  Not going to elaborate about my time in Munich, I was just really excited to be back at Allianz Arena and BMW World, but nothing special about it, lol.

Munich was just a short stop because we went to Český Krumlov in Czech Republic the next day. I honestly never heard about this city before, but it turns out to be a quite beautiful city.  It was a little bit snowy, but it’s a sunny day.

Then we go to Prague in the afternoon; we had short visit to Kutna Hora.  Just like Český Krumlov, I’ve never heard about this city either.  But, we went to Sedlec Ossuary, which is a Bone Church.  It’s a small Roman Catholic Chapel, which was decorated with 40,000 humans’ skeletons! Just as you walked into the church the huge bones chandelier welcomes you warmly (or coldly?).  In my opinion, this church is amazing; it’s very unique and not creepy at all! Sedlec Ossuary is actually the 2^nd most visited church in Czech Republic after St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague.  It’s only 1 hour by train from Prague and the station is only 10 minutes walking distance.  So, if you have the time, I suggest paying a visit to those bones. :D

After a bony morning in the suburb of Kutna Hora, we headed to Prague for a city tour. Yay!  Unfortunately, like I said, the days in winter are shorter.  We arrived around 3:30 p.m. which is just 30 minutes before the sun set, plus it began to rain.  It’s cold, it’s rainy and windy, it’s dark.  Sigh.

I really looked forward to this.  I’d wanted to see Prague for years, but oh well, not everything goes as planned.  That just means, I have to go back to Prague again in the future and not in winter.

That beautiful Charles Bridge, I’ve always seen on TV or Instagram, I couldn’t see anything, it was dark, cold and rainy.  All I could think of was how long should we endure this, how far the restaurant is, not because I was hungry, I needed some shelter.  It’s probably the worst day of my entire trip, but even the worst day was actually not that bad.  I did see a church full of bones, which was pretty cool.  So, in every unpleasant situation, just try to look for the bright side, it will make your day not so bad.  Gratitude is key.  ;)

On the next day, we passed by Brno before we left Czech Republic and moved to Poland.  We just ate lunch and wandered in the city center, which was pretty cool.  I saw opportunity to do hollowback against the wall, it felt really good being upside down, even though my hands were cold, I didn’t wear my gloves, umm, I wore leather pants which restricted my mobility, but hey, it was worth it! Haha.

Lastly, I really like Czech Republic, I would definitely come back one day, not in winter :p