1,087,000 Words

When it comes to taking pictures, I am definitely my mother's daughter.  Two years ago, my mom came to visit me when I was studying in Granada and we took a three-week trip through Spain, Germany, and Austria.  During this trip, I shot about 500 pictures; she shot approximately 2,000.  I couldn't believe that she could take so many pictures in such a short period of time, and gave her a bad time about it.  As it turns out, I have inherited the gene for taking massive amounts of pictures in a short period of time.  Over Semana Santa (Easter holidays), I spent 12 days traveling through Budapest and Prague, where I took an astonishing 1,087 photos.

It is commonly said that a picture is worth 1,000 words.  If that were entirely true, then this post should be 1,087,000 words long, assuming I can do math correctly.  Luckily for you all, I have never written that many words on a single topic in my entire life, and I don't plan on starting today.

Seeing as how free time is at a premium right now, instead of attempting to write down all of my adventures, which might actually bring me close to a total of 1,000,000 words, I am going to give a brief rundown of the trip followed by a few of my favorite pictures.

Total number of days: 12
Countries visited: 2 (Hungary and Czech Republic)
Cities visited: 3 (Budapest, Prague, Kutná Hora)
Hours spent on a bus :16 (Budapest to Prague and back)
Concerts attended: 3 (two in Prague and one in Budapest)
Dictionaries acquired: 3 (English-Czech, English-Hungarian, and English-Romanian)
Friends made: several
Relatives visited: 1

Chain Bridge and St. Stephen's Basilica, Budapest

St. Matthias Church, Budapest

The Astronomical Clock, Prague

Sunset behind Prague Castle

The Ossuary, Kutná Hora