First long vacation is under our belt. A lot of planning and thought went into our return to the EU. Andy made all the flight, accomodation, and travel arrangements – it’s something he’s really good at doing. Our trip included stops in the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Italy, and a final quick visit in NJ.
There is no way around a long flight or flights. Started in Cuenca on the 17th at 6:30 am and arrived on the 18th around 12:30 pm. Thankfully, the flights were okay, no hiccups but we were one of the very few wearing masks!
First Stop – Prague!
Getting from the airport in Prague to our accomodations was relatively easy – Andy found this super helpful video on youtube and because we arrived prior to authorized check in time, we sauntered through the neighborhood. It was great to walk after all those hours sitting on planes. There is an interesting “tower” near the apartment so we ventured over and found a small park and these artwork towers.
Once settled, we started an explore. Prague is an interesting, exciting city. So much to see – the old town, clocktower (it gets crowded when the hour is changing) – lots of English speakers here. Even though it is “off season” there are a lot of people. Walked across the Charles Bridge – beautiful view of the old town and water. Up to the castle and gardens, back down to our airbnb. Next day to the Klementium (library) where we had a tour up a narrow, winding, metal staircase to see the library and then up further to the tower for a city view.
Walked through the neighborhood of our airbnb and into a huge, interesting cemetary. Very overgrown in parts, but beautiful. On our way back, we came across a gentleman who spotted Andy’s Ecuador pickleball shirt; it turned out that he was visiting his family in Prague but he is from Quito. It’s a small world.
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