Prague, Czech Republic Aug 16 thru 18th

Where we are staying: Eurostars David

day 1 'the train ride itself wasnt too difficult to deal with, we got in early afternoon after slightly getting lost from the train station (whats new?) the hotel is amazing by the way, vaulted ceilings, 6 headed shower, a-c etc. we took advantage of the sauna facility, showered and headed out for dinner. we enjoyed our meal overlooking the national theatrehouse on the river pictured to the right. the food was excellent and since we were both a bit hungover from the night before, the bill was a bit more reasonable minus all the normal alcohol charges. we returned to the eurostars for a good night sleep.

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day 2 , this was the first miserable day that we had all trip so i guess we cant complain that much. but when you think of eastern european weather, 60 degress and rainy probably comes to mind. and that is exactly what we had to deal with. but you know that will not stop nicole from going out and experiencign the city! we went up to the castle which was spectacular regardless of weather. the surronding grounds were interesting as well including a crypt, painting gallery and history of the castle itself. problem was anytime we stepped outside we were huddled under our travel umbrella, miserable. in the end the day was not wasted as we checked off many of the sites we wanted to see. we ended up having lunch-dinner at a niche czech restaurant, grabbing a bottle of wine on the way home, drinking said bottle at the hotel and going out to listen to a nice spanish mariechi band plus more wine. the night was very memorable indeed, a great way to end our first full day in prague.

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day 3 - the hotel offers complimentary breakfast which im sure my grandmother would love, croissants, meat, cheeses, fruit, coffee, tea, juices...very eastern european. we tried to rid ourselves of our hangovers with these meals and it seemed to have worked. the weather turned out to be ideal, low 70s and no clouds. we went to the old town and walked st charles bridge., went through the old jewish town , name alludes me right now, and had SUBWAY for lunch. its very nice to get a taste of home every week or so with STARBUCKS being the last bit of USA we were able to enjoy. we finished the day with some shopping and then went to an irish pub to watch the Man U vs Newcastle game. the actual finding of the pub took about 45 minutes or 40 minutes more than i expected but once we got to the pub it was worth it. we had a few pints and watched a decent match , with the end result a disappointing 1-1 draw for Man U. but and more importantly we met a couple Irish girls who fancied us with their travel stories and we were able to entertain them with ours. its amazing how much cooler people are when they have an irish accent. but that leaves me to right now, fairly early in the evening at 940 pm local. nicole is up in the room finishing her book and we will probably hit the bed soon. tomorrow is a long day of some more sites to see and a late night train voyage which neither of us our looking forward to. we did book a private double room on the train so i expect the security to be better than my last night train visit where the person next to me was robbed. not too worry though moms, we will take the right precautions and come home in one piece. until then, good night from Prague, love and miss you all. go carl petterson!!!! i have him on my fantasy team, about 10 holes to go and he makes me some money!