U Schnellu Karlovy Vary

Well folks, sorry we have not had a more recent update upon our return from Croatia (we're thankful that the flight was a safe one, the take off was rough., we took off in a windstorm and weren't sure wether we would lift off or be blown off the runway). Upon our return we spent several days hanging out with the various relatives in Prague. We made another visit to Wenceslas Square and tried to visit Jaromir Jagr's bar on the square ...

... here. On the locals here we've seen the first two American sports paraphenalia; a Packers coat and a White Sox hat!! :) Love, Karen & Jude p.s. Mom, sorry if I was confusing about the train stuff. I did take pictures but I haven't uploaded them here yet. We'll have them for you when we get home. Everything sounds great for the 7th though we'll miss Michael and have to wake Bridget up when we get there! :)

... to a pub for a beer. PJ made a lovely dinner of rice and stir-fry veggies. It's sad to say goodbye but at the same time, at the end of any trip away, getting back to normal is welcomed. But I will miss it here and hope to get back - in a summer climate. This is a beautiful city and the beer is SO good. Miller Lite just won't taste the same when i get home :) xo J

... itself does not have any permanent exhibitions and the 2 temporary ones did not interest us and thus we were again without anything on the agenda. The Vienna Museum had been scouted across Karlsplatz as we approached the Kunstlerhaus and so that was the logical next stop. For once we had gone to the right place; not only was the museum open and worth visiting but it was also free entry on Sundays! By this stage we were starting to run short of time so we started the museum ...

... 10 CZK Olive oil for your bread? 15 CZK Salt and pepper is not on the table and I'm afraid to ask for it fearing that will cost me a dollar. And forget about water - it's a dollar just to get a glass of water from the tap! I am thrilled to advise that a public pee comes at a bargain rate of 5CZK ($0.27), although this does come at a price. One of three toilet paper options present themselves upon entering a public facility: 1 ...

... the best event of my life. half the time i've been here it's like i cant say anything.. i can't even begin to describe the way it makes me feel. europe has this rich history.. its like everywhere i've been, which now, is vienna, durnstein, salzburg, cesky crumlov, and prague, has a different story dating back hundreds and hundreds of years. i've seen palaces and fortresses and oh my god, the most beautiful countryside in the entire world. i've made quite a ...

Hi Everyone, So it's been a while since my last update so I have a lot to catch you up on! The past three weeks have been really busy with traveling, visits from family and friends and more traveling! First trip was to Paris. I went to Paris for the weekend of the Nov. 17th through the 19th for a quick visit. We started our journey by taking a bus to Dover ( famous for its white cliffs made of chalk). Then from Dover we took a 2 hour ferry ride to Calais, France ...

Yet another terribly busy day for me - I have some plans in the work right now & I'll announce them as soon as things are set in stone. I woke up pretty early yet again to get a head start on some sightseeing. After nearly walking myself to death yesterday, I tried my best not to over do-it today. So, I jumped on the subway and headed off to the Stare'Mesto (Old Town) Quarter - which is known as the heart of the city ...

... that, contrary to the police report, there is no spoon. Dining out in a nice restaurant - the backpacker way. And then, laden down with our new possessions, we found the bridge. And then it became our bridge. It just sort of happened. It was a nice bridge, and ownership of it just passed on to us. There was a man playing music on wine glasses, and people selling photographs, and offering drugs, and all the great things that every good bridge should have. Statues, too. We got ...

... town. It has thermal waters running through it, and springs running under the town. This was one of the few destinations that the Russians visited to rest and relax. This can be seen in the Russian influence in the buildings, they were gorgeous and the majority of them had spas. WE didn't end up making it to one... but we toured them anyways. So the next night we remembered a place someone recommended that ...