I can’t believe I’m in Prague! Yesterday we rode on the bus to Prague and then just settled in our hotel Pyramida until Marta came and it was time for dinner at the hotel. After dinner we went out on the town with tour guide Marta J to see the Prague Castle and Charles Bride at night. How beautiful!! The weather was perfect and the sunset and clouds and water reflections made for some great pictures! So after that we sent my mom and Jenni back on streetcar 22 to the hotel so Marta and I could meet up with some of her friends at a pub. Oooh the pub. Marta’s friends were nice and I was glad that they could speak English very well (I was nervous about that), but we’ll just generally say that I hope to never have a similar “experience” in a pub again and I was surely feeling it the next morning. So battling the headache, the highlights of the next day were the Loreta Shrine, the Prague Castle with the guards and the gorgeous St. Vitus’s Cathedral, the town of Lidice, and then a dinner boat cruise on the Vltava River. My favorite part of the day was the cathedral because of its history, art, and uniqueness. The Prague Castle is very pretty from a distance, surrounding the cathedral and all, but it is kind of just a big building (I knew it wasn’t like a stone one little girls think their prince is in) so I’m learning that the word “castle” can mean many different types of structures. (“Kolač” has many different meanings here too, but that’s a different story…) So anyway I also liked the Loreta Shrine because it is a great place of prayer and the collection of monstrances was impressive, especially the one with 6,222 diamonds in it! Lidice was a kind of depressing part of the day because, in short, Nazis attempted to exterminate the town destroy any evidence that there was ever a town there. The monument to the children gassed in concentration camps was kind of emotional and my favorite part of the museum. After that the cruise on the Vltava River was nice, but I think we had better views simply from the bridge or at different points in the city. After our boating we met up with Marta again and headed for a pizzeria near the Astronomical Clock (even though we didn't actually see it). Her brother Viktor even joined us, which was a nice surprise! The day was pretty packed, and its still kind of surreal that I’m actually in Prague! :-)
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Yea, yea, yea! My vigilance in checking has finally been rewarded! And, oh, what a reward! I'm so happy for you! Not only that you're all seeing Prague, wonderful Prague, beautiful Prague, but that you get to spend time there with Marta! How cool! Tell her hello for me and give her my love! That's cool that Viktor came. I hope you send pictures of him! I can't believe you were that close to the astronomical clock and didn't go see it! I love it! I'm assuming you'll see it, or have already by now, as well as Karlovy Most in the daytime. Charles Bridge is so awesome both by day and by night!
So when you wake up about when we're going to bed, it'll be the 21st. I think you're still with the group that day, then go to Marta's. Can't wait to hear "the rest of the story"!
Nice pics, too! Some beautiful sunsets! Good to see Marta! :) Thanks so much! Love you!
Hi all, I've really enjoyed "taking the trip vicariously" through your blog. I've tried to send comments a couple of times but my password wasn't working right. Hopefully this will get thru. I did talk to Sandy several times via email. The car for Em & the kids is set up. I guess we have to make signs. I asked Val if they are coming. She's not sure but will let me know. Tell Marta hi for us.
Love yas! Bonnie
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