Easter in Austria

Easter break was filled with fun adventures and meeting with "old" friends!!! Austria is a catholic state, meaning that we have holiday when ever there is a religious day!!! I personally find this great, even though I do not attend church regularly having days off from school..... So this time we had a week off of school for Easter!!! I decided to travel to Graz, a cute Austrian city, where many college students live, and not only college students......two of my best friends. So on Friday (18th) afternoon I had a three hour train ride to Graz. I spent the first two nights by Millena's. (Alaska)

Arrived!!

Center Square

Exploring the streets of Graz

My good friend Millena (Alaska) showed me this graffiti, not only are the colors pretty but it also shows a rough out line of what Graz looks like. Later that evening we went up to the building on the top of the hill. Licht turm.

A Café house in the middle of the river.......

Graz sky line

Its even prettier at night

I was actually there

Day two: We were back in the city exploring and looking at all the touristy things. Granted we did not come into the city until 1:30pm........and then we stayed in Graz a little later so I could see what this cute city looked like at night.

walking through a small little square

Theater house

Even Austria like Lady Liberty

This is/was a poster advertising some one for the elections in Austria. I find it very interesting to see how other countries deal with politics, especially with the US's political situation.

The Church.....sadly I did not get to go in, but have heard that it is a very pretty church on the inside.

Day three: On day three, we all slept in late and then came into the city around 3. Jade, another good friend from Canada, had also joined us on Saturday and (Sunday) she had to go back home in Vienna.

saying Bye to Jade at the bahnhof.

After Jade left I spent the afternoon in the city with Millena (Alaska) and Maria (Arkansas).

I visited a house where all the engravings are faces!! I found this an exceptional piece of art, and am amazed that anyone would think of this and then execute is so well.

 Hanging out in a cute park

walking through the streets. Millena is sadly leaving, and I wont see her again until the end of April at Budapest weekend.

Day four: I spent the last two nights with my other best friend, Maria. This day was spent eating ice cream and shopping!!! 

waking up to this view made my week.

farmers market in city central

waiting for the tram

we found a tree house!!

Day five: Today (Tuesday) I had to leave, but I still spent most of the day in Graz, with Maria.

Another cute farmers market

Good bye Graz


One of the hardest parts of an exchange is not only facing loneliness but saying good bye. You say bye to your family and home, the only one you have known for 16/17 years. Then you meet new hundreds of new people, and at the end you say good bye again. Some of the people you meet on your exchange could end up being your best friend and then saying good bye, not knowing the next time you will see them??? It is one of the hardest things I have ever done, there is nothing in this world that compares having to say bye to those you love. It does not matter if you have known them for 18 years or for 9 months. Saying good bye is hard.

Easter with my host family!!!!
Instead of going to church like I have done since I was one, we went out to a restaurant on Saturday with some of the family and then on Sunday we visited more of the family. The entire weekend was full of fun and made long lasting memories.

the Easter bunny came

with the family!!

my amazing host family!!!!

cake!!!!!!! or in German Kuchen!! This was a word I learned in my first two weeks.......


Monday was hiking day.

The view from the top. This was the same hike that I did back in Language camp!! It is truly amazing how long ago it was, and all the memories I have made since then.

good old Austrian pizza after the hike.

the view was more than stellar

flowers with a snowy, well kinda snowy, mountain in the back ground-spring has come.

Thanks