Even though I won't be leaving Austria for another week, I had to say my temporary goodbyes to the Czech republic aka my motherland! My family was kind enough to throw me an amazing party, not only to celebrate the fact that I'm leaving continental Europe and won't be around to bother them for a while, but also the fact that I will soon be 18 and any crimes I commit will finally be solely my responsibility.
Actually, they organized the get-together because they're all very sweet and I have to say that they outdid themselves... the party was amazing! We had a chef who was preparing some really yummy BBQ - shrimps with lime juice, vegetable skewers, veal cutlets with mustard and honey, grilled chicken - as well as some amazing cold starters like caprese canapés, a divine fruit plate (have you ever eaten
cape gooseberry? it's so good!) or a giant bowl of pasta salad. But it wasn't only about the food - the venue was a beautiful peaceful Feng shui garden (which, admittedly, was no longer peaceful after the arrival of all my little cousin) and the staff were amazing. I la la loved my farewell celebration and I think it was a positive end to a chapter in my life, which will very soon come to an end.
I almost forgot to mention this - I had a total of three cakes! And they were all so good! Pretty much everyone in my family is obsessed with what we call harlequin cake (which is basically a huge pile of brown and white Parisian whipped cream) so it was gone within a millisecond, but I actually preferred the other two. Nobody took a picture of me holding the prettiest one, what a disgrace! Let me just tell you, that it was made of gingerbread and covered in a thick crust of dark chocolate. Go ahead and be jealous! ;)
