We definitely ended the holiday with a bang. Prague is one of the most magnificent cities we have ever experienced. We checked into our mediocre hotel (Scott’s room gave him flashbacks of the seminary at de la Salle High School) and set out to see the sights…and sights there were, everywhere. The buildings in Prague are magnificent in terms of size, architecture and in most cases, colour. Every direction you look there is another building demanding your attention and making you gasp in awe. We had to sample the local specialty so we stopped for a beer in Wenceslas Place before strolling into the Old Town where even more magnificent buildings stole our attention. The astronomical clock is a very intricate machine and the church that dominates the skyline in the square is very fairytale-esque. As in Kraków, we took advantage of the horse and carriage tour and experienced the city old-style. We dined in a traditional Czech restaurant that was recommended to us by a local and were delighted with our dishes of goulash, dumplings, cabbage pancakes and soup. We then walked back to our hotel and set our alarms early so that we could make the most of Sunday, our last day all together.
After an interrupted sleep due to paper-thin walls and a terrible shower, Teresa decided that her and Michele would splash out for their last night and booked a great deal on a room in a five-star hotel. We checked out of the other place early and headed over to the Kings Court Hotel to drop off our bags. After checking out our plush room and making Scott jealous at our living quarters for the night we took a stroll over to Charles bridge. Once on the other side we treated ourselves to a guided tour in a replica of an original Alfa Romeo. Our guide, Jan, was very cheeky and informative, although his habit of turning around to explain things while still driving had Michele gripping the edge of her seat! We were dropped off at the largest castle in Europe and admired its majesty before walking the beautiful cobble stone streets and finding a lovely little restaurant to have our last meal together as a family.
Driving to the airport was a bit scary as a thickening fog was descending on the night roads. Once again Scott did a great job driving in the low visibility and we dropped the car off at its final destination. Saying goodbye to Scott was difficult as expected, we had grown used to being together as a family once again and the holiday was ending too fast!
The next morning Teresa and Michele awoke in their extremely soft and comfortable beds and went down to experience what can only be
described as a breakfast buffet on steroids. Amazing! We managed to squeeze in some
last minute shopping, one last blow dry and a couple of horseradish Bloody Mary’s before heading to the airport homeward bound ourselves …..

Wenceslas Square, Prague

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