Prague

The Czech Republic is right next door, so we took advantage of a long weekend and drove over to Prague on Friday morning. We took the "short" route, which took us through a lot of construction and ended up taking 4.5 hours. We had a fussy baby, who was teething, so that was a long trip. We made it o.k., checked into the hotel and hit the metro downtown. We had no idea how beautiful a city Prague is. The buildings were gorgeous and the city was clean and friendly.

We spent through Sunday exploring, eating and shopping. We bought several pictures, Bohemian crystal, a marionet puppet for Layla and Jonathan's t-shirt, of course. The food was great. It's a lot like German food with all the meat and potatoes, but much spicier and tastier. We bought a basket of mixed fruit from an outdoor market, which Layla loved.

She decided not to sleep the first night in the hotel. I think the combination of a new place and having us in the room didn't let her sleep well. She ended up sleeping fitfully in our bed for a few hours. She was so tired that she slept no problem the next night. Overall she did very well, but we didn't get her out of the stroller for a lot of pictures, because once she was out, she didn't want to go back in.

Jonathan on the Charles Bridge...

Layla unpacking...
Old Town Hall astronomical clock and calendar...
The drive home went much better. With a different route, we made it in just over 3 hours. Layla slept for the first 2.5 hours. Perfect timing. Perfect end to a wonderful weekend.