AJOY! (pronounced 'ahoy') or...hi from Prague or Praha as the locals call it. (The extra ha ha in the title is just for fun.) Wow. What a city! Everything here is older than old. We went to a jewish cemetery today, the oldest in Europe, and marveled at tombstones piled on top of each other from as early as the 1400's. A synagogue we toured was built in 1290. There is a convent by our hotel with an extensive collection of medieval art in it. The Czechs have been around for a while. Apparently there is a castle we must go to as well but it feels so far away...We have enjoyed this city and all of its unique architecture and beauty...we walked over the glorious St Charles Bridge and walked through old town and the jewish district extensively. It's a large, all- coblestoned city, and one with inviting cafes left and right. The Pilsner pours everywhere here...and those pilsner mugs you drink it in are fabulous. Traveling with one seems nearly impossible though... sorry Will and Mike, I thought about getting you one but you the thought will have to do.
A damper: Evie is all set with Prague... a new city, a new portable crib, new hotel, etc. I just think this city is just not for her. She loves the horse and carriages. She loves the big open squares. She even loved the famous clock with the dancing apostles. She is just pretty much up to "here" with goulash and chicken cutlet type dishes. (Or maybe that's me...)
The one food highlight we can speak to is the brunch in the Maximilian hotel, our home away from home (away from home) here in Prague. Prague -the vacation from our vacation- is great but we're ready to get back to Vienna. The first day was overwhelmingly beautiful and every corner we turned demanded a picture. Now, it feels less wow-ish. Maybe it's the abundance of tourists. Or the crown currency. (17 to 1 is an annoying figure to calculate). Or maybe it was the performance review I had to finish this morning that kept us from getting out before 1;30 today. Not sure. Can't complain about the weather- it's not too sunny and not too hot. Can't complain about the hotel- it's boutiquey and lovely, and that brunch, mmmmmmm. I think the traveling with a one year old thing is just plain difficult. We're handling it with grace though, I assure you. And we're not the only folks here with strollers. So I'll shut up now. Ciao, xo
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