Prague day 2/2

Dearest Grace,

Our second day in Prague was just as memorable as the first. We were fortunate to have another amazing sunshine filled day. Out of our entire Nierengarten European vacation, this was the day we did the most walking. Starting at our hotel at the top of the hill, we continued to walk up and then down the castle grounds- eventually ending at the Vltava River while the sun was setting. 

Love, Mummy

You do your flirtatious head tilt for Grandpa Den more than anyone else. 

Daddy with Grammie Mo. What a gorgeous backdrop. 

Uncle Matt and I had a great time walking arm and arm up and down (and up and down again) the streets of Prague. He is such a gentleman- always offering me his arm and opening doors for the ladies. 

If you haven't noticed, we have this obsession with doors. It happened to be one of the first things we noticed when we started traveling after our wedding. It's been fun to see how different they are everywhere we go. They also make a pretty and simple backdrop for baby pictures...

Our pictures from inside St. Vitus Cathedral, located within the Prague castle grounds. 

One of our favorite parts of the day was walking through the mini village within the castle walls. It was  a long street filled with antique store fronts at the bottom, but if you climbed the stairs up to the top level it became a museum. They did a really great job with this part of the castle. We weren't able to explore as much of the museum as we would have liked to due to our group. (i.e. having a baby with a big pram). Lots of steps and narrow passages. 

The picture below was of a popular statue for the female tourists. Apparently rubbing the shinny part brought you luck. As soon as we walked away a large group of loud and excited women came over and left with lots of luck.

The day continued with a long walk down from the castle grounds to the river walk. Your Daddy and I worked out a lot- carrying you and your pram down endless old cobblestone steps. The views made it worthwhile. Prague is definitely a city you need to walk through the entire time. Even if you have a pram- skip the public transportation. 

Our traveling group did a good job of asking each other what we wanted to do in each city. When we asked your Uncle Matt, he pointed to advertisements of puppet shows. Our timing was impeccable as we walked over the Charles Bridge...

...and on to our river cruise at sunset. I am getting really good at my negotiating skills. I was able to get one of the tickets for free.

You loved watching the water. Maybe it reminds you of the 'ocean' setting we have on your Sleep Sheep (white noise machine) in your crib.

We left Prague with such wonderful memories and hope to go back one day... What a romantic city filled with history and lots of character.