Dear Grace,
We went on an amazing European family vacation with the Nierengartens. Our first stop was Prague, which is part of the Czech Republic. When your Daddy and I were daydreaming about the places to travel around the world with you we thought it would be really cool to visit the countries that we're from. My Grandma Marian (Grandma Patti's Mom) was Czechoslovakian and Michael thinks his Grandma Rosie (Grandpa Den's Mom) was also partially Slovak. We'll have to double check with both of our parents and then update this post later. Hey...at least we're honest.
Prague is one of our favorite cities we have ever been to. It is up there with Positano/Capri and Santorini. Our memories from our two days spent in Prague consist of antique car rides everywhere, pretty views of the steeples, bridges, the Vltava River and the token hot air balloon. Daddy and I just missed the ride by 5 minutes! A great lunch was spent in the Old Town Square just around the corner from the astronomical clock. River boat cruise at sunset. Marionette performance and a Pinocchio purchase. An AMAZING date night. The Charles Bridge and the castle church at night. Lots of walking through windy, narrow streets. Endless character, memories and amounts of pictures. Enjoy!
Love, Mummy
An appropriate picture of the boys framed by the Czech guards.
Entrance of the castle grounds, which overlooks the rest of the city below. Uncle Matt loved their changing of the guards.
When uploading pictures of the church on the castle property, we noticed the striking resemblance to that of Notre Dame in Paris. I wonder if they used the same architect? Possibly the first CEO of Pulte homes???....j/k.
Prague castle church (L) vs. Notre Dame (R)
Prague castle church (L) vs. Notre Dame (R)
Outside the castle church.
Another part of the castle grounds.
View of part of the Prague skyline.
Look who we found in the Old Town Square! Who can I get to make a pair of sweet jorts like this for me? (jeans + shorts = jorts; for those who don't know) We were so sad we didn't get to see 6 other people join this friendly fellow for a bike ride around town.
We didn't expect to see a "German like" market in the middle of Prague- filled with handmade trinkets and homemade treats, which we had to sample.
Uncle Matt found the candy stand, Grammie Mo found a Pinocchio marionette and I found these delicious donut sticks. They tasted similar to a cinnamon donut which you untwisted as you go. Thank you Prague for this scrumptious memory.
Old Town Square and a zoomed in picture of the astronomical clock.
Here's a link to the filming of the 600th anniversary show celebrating the construction of the clock.
Grace you're becoming such a big girl-wanting to walk with us through the streets of Prague and sit up all by yourself.
Marionettes were EVERYWHERE! How fun is this cool store we stumbled into?
Sweet, Amazing Grace...
The token air balloon at sunset.
Grammie Mo, Grandpa Den and Uncle Matt headed back to the hotel after a long day of traveling and sightseeing. You fell asleep and snuggled into your pram while Daddy and I enjoyed the sunset over the Charles Bridge on our walk back to the hotel.
A lady made these neat hair clips and sold them on the Charles Bridge, which I just had to buy. She was so kind- I'm a sucker for listening to people's stories (and then buying their trade).
We fell asleep as our three heads hit our pillows and dreamt about day 2 in Prague.
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