Itinerary

April 2009

15th: Depart DEN (Amy)
16th: Arrive Prague (Amy), Depart DFW (Stacie), Prague
17th: Arrive Prague (Stacie), Prague
18th: Prague
19th: Prague
20th: Vienna
21th: Vienna
22th: Budapest
23th: Budapest
24th: Budapest
25th: Depart Budapest (Stacie & Amy), Paris (Amy), Arrive DFW/Arrive DEN
26th: Rest

19 April 2009

It's a beautiful day and everything's alright...






Today was a perfect lazy Sunday.  After our 14 hour walking tour of the city yesterday, I slept in today.  I think Amy was amazed by my sleeping abilities.  I was a little embarrassed to have slept through breakfast.  Oh well, that's what vacation is for, right?

Today is the first day I've had without rain and it was wonderful to see the sun again.  We first took the metro down to Wenceslaus square for some shopping and photos.  The boulevard was full of people out for a Sunday stroll and it was great for people watching.  We stopped in a tucked away tea house for a relaxing, Zen like experience.  I had the "Mucho Rancho" a Maté drink served in a cup so crazy I had to buy one to bring back to the states.  We each ordered a delicious couscous snack with currants, mandarin oranges, cinnamon and sweet cream.  We spent quite a while just relaxing on the patio, soaking up the environment.

Then we went back through Old Town looking for a botanical shop that we never actually found.  We wandered for a while and took several pictures before making our way back to the vegetarian restaurant "Clear Head" that we had found the day before.  You know a place is great when you go twice in one weekend!  This time we skipped the main course and just had appetizers and dessert.  

After dinner we walked back across the Charles Bridge and found the John Lennon wall.  It's an entire wall covered in graffiti dedicated to John Lennon, so yes, I was in my element.  We stopped at the "John and George Cafe" and had a few Gambrinus (local Czech beers) that went down very easily tonight.  By the time we finished our drinks it was time to walk back across the bridge and take in the city at night.  The city is even more enchanting all lit up.  I think that it has been a bit too cold and rainy the last two nights to actually enjoy the night scenery, so I was glad I got to see the city tonight in all it's glory.

Tomorrow we are checking out of the Lida and heading to the train station on our way to Vienna.  It's supposed to be in the 70's there, so hopefully we can put the raincoats away for good.

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