Family Fun in Praha!

The family fun began on September 25 (exactly two weeks after Phil and I arrived in Prague) when my uncle and aunt, Fred and Catherine, arrived for a visit. Two days later, my parents, Ann and Hank, arrived as well. My aunt and uncle are world travelers, adding on a trip to Prague after spending time in Italy. On the other hand, my parents were visiting Europe for the first time in many years. For all four of them, it was their first time in the Czech Republic and our new city, Prague! There were so many highlights, I can't really fit them all in to just one post. So above is a collage of some of our favorite family photos from the visit.

One of the best parts of my family's visit was the opportunity for Phil and I to see Prague as tourists. Since we'd only been here a few weeks, it gave us the chance to hit some of the sightseeing "highlights". I visited Prague in 1998 and spend a few days enjoying the city. Phil knows...shall we say a ton...about the history of Prague (the 14th and 15th centuries are his wheelhouse!) and he lived here for a few weeks in both 1999 and 2005. So between Phil and I (mostly Phil), we showed my family as much of the city as we could! At some point, my aunt and uncle started referring to him as "the tour guide". He even carried an umbrella to point out important sights and round up the troops. Here are just a few of the photos:

View of the beautiful castle and Saint Vitus Cathedral (Svaty Vitus) from the Bridge of Legions (Legii most) one block from our house. This is my favorite view in Praha...


We took a river cruise down the Vltava River! This is a view of the Charles Bridge (Karluv most) from the boat.


These two photos are of the Astronomical Clock (Orloj) in Old Town Square (Stare Mesto). It was installed in the early 15th century!! Every hour, the little figures next to the clock dance around as the bells chime. As you can imagine, it is quite a scene below as crowds of people stare!

A rainbow! If you look closely at the center of the photo, you can see the rainbow over Prague. The view is from the high point of the city, the Castle, looking down onto the Vltava river. I love rainbows and think of them as signs of good in the world...just my opinion:)

I hope to share more photos and stories in the coming days...