Vacation and New Years

First of all, Happy New Year Everybody! I'm back at school now, so it is time to write about the rest of my vacation. On the Wednesday after Christmas, the family, the Grandparents, and I had one more lazy day around the house as we packed. I went to the theatre with my host mom, older sister, and the neighbor (who is also 14) to see the Devil Wears Prada. It was in English with subtitles, so it was interesting to read the Czech while hearing the English. I never really though about how much of the humor is lost in translation. Some of the classic lines were put into simpler and more unimaginative sentences in Czech.

Anyway, off my tangent. Wednesday night we drove to Pec Pod Sněžou, a half hour drive. After a late dinner we settled into the apartment that my family has there.
Thursday we had a short hike up one of the mountains right outside town, to a little restaurant on a ski slope. Unfortunately there was not enough snow for skiing.
Friday was a longer hike, riding up a ski lift and walking in almost a giant circle, back to Pec. Some people were out on their cross country skis, but most of the other people we saw were also on foot.
Saturday I had a fitness day with Katka and the neighbor instead of climbing Sněžka again. The bad weather deterred me from hauling myself up the mountain. Instead, I used to hotel fitness room, pool, and sauna. Very refreshing!!
Sunday, New Years Eve, we had a short hike to another restaurant before getting ready for the fancy dinner and celebration. At the hotel, the 4 course dinner started at 6:30 and I went to bed around 2 or so. I sat with my family for the main courses, then joined the rest of the guests on the dance floor. One of the guest singers was a family friend who had come with us on some of the hikes. There was a fireworks show a little past midnight, then more dancing. I was dead tired when I finally crawled into bed.
Monday was a lazy day, with some of the adults needing time to recover. We stayed at the apartment except for lunch and dinner at the hotel. At night, we watched movies together, another popular holiday tradition. When we woke up the next morning, two inches of snow had fallen. This, of course, was the last day, therefore too late for skiing.
Tuesday we packed, had lunch, then headed back to Trutnov and unpacked. A quiet end to the vacation.