As I write this, it is New Year's Eve and we are about to head out to make stops at a couple of parties we have been invited to. If we were in Katy, we would be heading over to the annual Craig Family New Year's Party...we will miss hanging out with ya'll!
Kyla has a friend over this afternoon and Brendan is busy trying to annoy them and is doing a pretty good job of it! I guess tomorrow will be his day to have a friend over.
As for Dec. 23 in Prague...our day began with the Grand City Tour. It was partly on bus for a tour around the city with our guide pointing out and telling us about the various buildings and areas of the city. The rest of the tour was on foot around the areas of the palace and and back into the the Old Town Square. Our tour guide was great and as we have found on these tours, can speak in numerous languages! She easily went from Russian to Czech to English and knew several other languages as well! On this tour, we also had a chance to see the changing of the guard at the palace and at the end of the tour, the Astronomical Clock in Old Town where she told us about the symbolism of various parts of the clock. On the hour, two windows open and the 12 Apostles parade through. There is also representation of the vices of vanity, greed, and pleasure. The fourth represents death.
We met a nice gentleman and his son on the tour who were traveling from Washington DC and we enjoyed chatting with them during our tour. They mentioned they had eaten at the Hard Rock Cafe and we were all ears...the tour ended at the clock and the Hard Rock was just around the corner, so we set off for a good "American" food meal. We had a great waiter and we ended up buying the "All Access" card where we can earn points and get discounts at all Hard Rock Cafes...we figured it just might come in handy in other cities we visit!
After our late lunch, we wandered over to Wenceslas Square and checked out a few stores and sights in the area. By then it was starting to get dark, so we headed back towards our hotel. On the way, we actually saw one of the roadside stands selling the Christmas carp! We had read about this and it was fun to see! Carp is part of the traditional Christmas meal in the Czech Republic and they have the fish swimming in tanks on the sidewalk and are cutting the fish and selling it right there! Very interesting! We treated the kids to hot chocolates on our way back through the market area. Then it was back to the hotel to settle in for the night.
Here are a few pictures from the day - the Dancing Building, the carp stand, the palace guards, etc. Enjoy!
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