Prague Rhymes with...

Well, a bit late, but aren't all my posts??? We made the 7-8 hour drive to Prague over Easter weekend during James' mom's visit. We had a fantastic trip, though the drive days were not that much fun, even though the kids behaved fantastically (Sam cried for only 4 minutes total on the return journey)-- it helps to have Grandma (Munga) the magical entertainer and book reader imprisoned in the back seat with the kiddos.

On the way there, Munga thought of the fun rhyming game for the word 'Prague', and it's really quite amazing how many things rhyme with Prague-- dog, frog, fog, smog, log, etc. Anna still remembers it 4 weeks later, and we played it throughout out wandering in the city.

We stayed at the Dům u velké boty (House at the Big Boot) in their family rooms on the top floor. We were not disappointed. All of their 50+ reviews on tripadvisor.com were stellar, and it was a great place to stay. Anna & Munga slept in one room and James, Sam & I in the other. All the rooms are decorated in antiques, the breakfast was delicious, the hosts were very friendly and child friendly as well. All in all, a good base for exploring the city.

Highlights:
-The hill above Prague gave a beautiful vista for seeing the city, and the trees had just produced their white blooms. It was breathtaking (both beautiful and hard to push the stroller up).
-The castle was amazing.
-It was cheap! Well, cheaper than Luxembourg, so we enjoyed eating dinner for less than 25-30 Euro a person (or $35-40).

As you will see by our photos, we also broke in our baby-backpack for Sam... man, is he heavy!

We head to Paris and the Normandy coast for just over a week this Saturday. Highlights will hopefully be: our 10th wedding anniversay dinner (babysitting courtesy of my parents who are jouining us in Paris), hitting all our favorite museums, croissants, Claude Monet's gardens in Giverny, Omaha Beach, etc. We will also be scouting out where my great grandfather fought in WWI... so that will be a unique experience. Just wanted to give you a preview of activities in case I remain a slacker and the post-trip report lags behind a bit :)