UncleD is the lovable roughneck with the handlebar mustache and Harley gear. He's working offshore near Gdansk every-other month.
There was stuffing ourselves at Marina Grossetto, an Italian place on a boat. Wet hair and dog and all.
And of course there were lots of stops at churches, cafes, monuments, pubs, etc., to cool our heels. A few pictures from our bobbing about:
Thanks for visiting, and enjoy Cesky Krumlov/Austria/etc.! Xx
AuntD is the tall Native gal with the perma-grin, unflappable spirit and sparkly fingernails. She flew in from Michigan for a visit.
Together, they make two incredibly fun visitors, wanting to bob around the Prague environs like corks in a pool. No pressure to "see it all"; we found lots to do just by drifting through the city, and it was so pleasant.
There was the Konopiště Chateau, a 2.5km walk outside of Benešov. Konopiště was where Archduke Franz Ferdinand made his last home prior to being assassinated in Sarajevo and triggering WWI. It was packed with taxidermy - Franz was said to have shot over 275,000 animals around the world - and a gargantuan armory collection. We couldn't take photos inside.
It turned into quite a soggy day and we had only 1 umbrella between 4 people... Until we dug a broken one out of a trash can and had 1.5. Classy all around. We ended up taking a taxi back to the train station.
And then there was Petrin Hill. This time we had our thinking caps on and bought some umbrellas at a tacky souvenir shop. So we had a watery walk with wonderful views and topped it off with a foamy treat at the end.
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| On the train, headed for a chateau |
It turned into quite a soggy day and we had only 1 umbrella between 4 people... Until we dug a broken one out of a trash can and had 1.5. Classy all around. We ended up taking a taxi back to the train station.
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| One little corner of Konopiste showing through the trees |
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| They look darn near royal |
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| Rainclouds over the pretty city |
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| I think he likes it |
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| Lots of life preservers - just in case |
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| Cheers! |
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| In Hlavni Nadrazi (main train station) |
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| Breakfast at the iconic Cafe Louvre |
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| The Art Deco bar at Obecni Dum |
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| With the umbrellas down so as not to impede the view |
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| Inside the Carmelite Church of Our Lady Victorious, where there's a famous infant Jesus statue |
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| Beautiful bank |
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| Almost 40 years of marriage! Awwwww |
The views of Prague are fantastic and gorgeous and beautiful, and I will probably say that a million more times on here. Thanks for sharing your photos! Looks like you had a great visit despite the rain. :)
ReplyDeleteMany thanks from a very amateur photographer, Marina :) It's actually kind of nice when it rains a lot here because it gets the grit off the sidewalks - and there are lots of cafes to hunker down in!
DeleteThose Prague colors really pop on the grey rainy day... who knew? And re: umbrella in the trash, sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do to survive. By the way... I've nominated you for a Liebster award :)) tmblr.co/ZUfifu1Geox2Q
ReplyDeleteCynthia, this is such an honor coming from such a superlative blogger as yourself! Really glad to have found out about the other two you nominated, too. Thank you!!
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