Beautiful City

We drove down the road that could have been in southern Utah as we traveled through Germany and crossed the boarder into the Czech Republic. The signs pointed us toward Praha.

Praha??

It seems the Russian's do not have the H sound in their vocabulary so they called the city Prague when they came and took over Eastern Europe.

Lucky for all of us, Prague was spared in the war. It is known as 'the beautiful city' for good reason. The buildings and cobblestone streets were a treat for the eye. The food was delicious to eat. The people were kind and helpful.

We decided that our time in Prague was limited so we took a tour to get the best view with a short stop. Veronica was our guide and Max (the four year old) was in love. We had the baby and 3 year old in the stroller. The 6 and 9 year old's were good travelers. Shawna took camera duty to find all the pretty doors, architectural details and pretty views. Sean with his bum back kept up, grandpa kept track of his hat and I pushed the loaded "chariot" (as Veronica called the stroller) for miles.

We started at 10:30 in the morning and returned to our hotel about 7pm. We saw the castle, which we learned was a group of large homes mixed with some government buildings. We viewed many beautiful churches and the old section of town where the Jewish people lived before they were all transported out.


We walked down a thousand steps and carried the stroller the whole way with two sleeping children. Our lunch stop was at the oldest pub in town--dark and medieval--with delicious food and lots of ambiance. We crossed the Charles Bridge and looked at the statues.

We took a boat ride along the river while the small children were invited to steer us along the journey. We saw beautiful clocks, the expression wall, and lovers bridge. It was an amazing day.

The next day we traveled through country roads to the medieval town of Cesky Krumlov. The little hotel was more like a bed and breakfast where they gave us a key to the front door as well as our room. The town with it's narrow streets, lovely church and towering castle was a story book page come alive. Buildings carved out of the side of the Granite mountain were amazing. It was a place you could explore and enjoy for a week and never walk the same lane twice.

My senses are full. It was a wonderful journey.