Well, it is raining...again...after enjoying 6 months of pretty well uninterrupted flawless weather, we have met our Waterloo here in Prague. Cold and rainy. Yuck. The upside is that we have a great apartment near the Old Town Square and Charles Bridge. Prague is a terrific walking city with cobblestone pedestrian-only streets in the Old Town area and fantastic architecture. The city was largely unaffected by World War II insofar as the architecture and as a result is a very well-preserved example of many different periods of architecture.
The Prague Castle sits high on the hill overlooking the river and is the largest ancient castle in the world dating back to 870 AD. We have managed to stay busy despite the foul weather, but admittedly are missing the sunshine we became so accustomed to on this trip.
Cousin Lydia joined us for the last half of our Prague stay. She is studying in Lyon, France and her short break coincided with our Prague stay. Pretty neat to be able to hook up with family while on this trip. Lydia pointed out that she has yet to visit us in Ouray, but managed to see us in Prague.
Today is our last day in Prague. We may battle the rain and head out to the Beer Festival. Tomorrow we pick up a rental car at the airport and have about 9 days to get to Paris for our next one-week apartment stay. The kids are really looking forward to Paris. We will likely head south to see some of the castles in southern Germany and maybe do some hiking in the Dolomites, weather depending. Also, Joanie has never been to Venice, Italy, so me may try to squeeze that in as well.
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| Cesky Krumlov |
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| Cesky Krumlov |
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| Charles Bridge - Prague |
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| Jewish Quarter cemetery |
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| King Charles peeing on the tourists |
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| Old Town Square |
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| Prague Castle |
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| Prague architecture |
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| Rock soldiering up |
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| Wenceslas Square - Prague |
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| with cousin Lydia on the Charles Bridge |
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