Nine months sounds so much longer than eight months, somehow. It sounds more significant, you know? It is the amount of time it takes to grow a child in a human. Just think! I could have done that by now. (No offense to any mothers out there, but for now I am happy with what this particular nine months signifies!).
Instead, I’ve just been living in Prague for that long, which in the grand scheme of things doesn’t seem very long. But I think when you’re living abroad, it’s a long time and I still feel lucky every day for this opportunity.
Now, let’s get to it, shall we? I give you…
NINE MONTHS IN PRAGUE: BY THE NUMBERS
HUNDREDS of flowers blooming all over Prague…and well-documented by me!
ONE DAILY REMINDER seen on my commute.
TWENTY-FOUR more lessons of my bilingual kindergarten class, one of my most entertaining lessons. This month we had fun with rhymes, I confiscated an alarmingly effective weapon that had been constructed in the five minutes we went outside to learn about the environment, and I attempted to corral them into the classroom long enough to impart my English wisdom.
TWO HOURS on the most perfect Sunday afternoon walking along the Vltava, soaking in the sunshine and reveling in the fairly empty Charles Bridge.
ONE new awesome discovery at the grocery store–wine out of a tap!
ABOUT TWELVE HOURS soaking up the view from our AirBnB in Budapest.
ONE AFTERNOON watching an unexpected yet awesome air show over the Danube.
SEVEN HOURS on an overnight bus. Possibly our most terrible decision in Europe, yet. But we survived!
FIFTY HOURS total in Budapest.
ONE WEEK exploring, catching up, and laughing until our stomachs hurt with two of our favorite people.
THREE DAYS showing off Prague to our pals between lessons. Showing off Prague to people from “back home” might be my new favorite activity. I’ve only been here nine months but I’m proud of this city, and I am always so pleased with other people love it, too.
TOO MUCH GOOD FOOD to even talk about! I was blown away by the cuisine in Hungary–even though Rick Steves says it has the best food in Eastern Europe, I was expecting it to taste similar to Czech cuisine (which isn’t a bad thing). Boy was I wrong! Those Hungarians know what to do with food. Of course, hitting our favorite spots in Prague with friends added to this flavor. And then…food in Ireland! This was the best food month.
^^goulash stew in Budapest.
^^^topinky! Garlic toast in Praha. 
^^Irish food. yum.
FOUR DAYS in Ireland. Although our Ireland trip wasn’t technically a part of the ninth month, I just had to throw in a few pictures from our long weekend in Dublin, with a day trip up to Northern Ireland. This is my second trip to Ireland and I am still itching to go back…that country gets its hooks into you!
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How was your April?
Linking up with Travel Tuesday!
I love your photos of flowers! When I saw your title in Bloglovin and read the first line about significance, the first thing I thought was, “Haha, she could have had a baby in that time.”
Lol, I’m glad I’m not the only one who immediately thought of that when “9 months” came up ;). Although apparently it’s closer to 10 months before the baby is born, according to my mother (who had to correct my post haha). Who knew??
What a great month! I love that mural, what a great thing to pass everyday 🙂 And, that’s so great that you got to show people around Prague – such a great feeling!
I love showing Prague off! I haven’t been here long but I’m proud of this city, haha 🙂 I pass a lot of graffiti and street art and it’s nice to have some inspiring stuff to look at!
Oh wow you guys had a wonderful 9th month filled with friends and food and lots of travel! Prague looks beautiful, as always, as does Budapest! I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland. It looks so magical! X
It really was a great month! Now we have so many visitors coming and I’m really happy about that 🙂 both Budapest and Ireland were such great places to visit!! I am fairly obsessed with Ireland…I want to go back over and over again! It IS magical!
What a wonderful month full of adventures you guys had! Prague looks so beautiful in the Spring, can’t wait to see it in the Fall!
You will love it in the fall! It’s just as gorgeous as the spring, I think 🙂 Although I may be a bit partial to spring right now after the endless winter haha! Not that I should talk Miss Iceland :).
Wow another jam-packed month! I loved Budapest, such a fun city. And I really want to get into the Irish countryside a bit!
I know! The months never seem that busy until I’m making the recap haha. Budapest is really fun! And Ireland, oh I love it so much. I am already planning on when I’ll get to go back!!
Ahh the joys of overnight buses… they are special things.
Haha I’ve had some decent ones…and some horrible ones 😉