Czech Us Out!

That's right, we're in Prague. Three days isn't nearly enough time to really soak up everything this amazing city has to offer, but we're doing our best. We've hit most of the biggies, as well as some of the not-so-biggies. Above is a picture of the two of us on the Charles Bridge (where, thirteen years ago, I sang with my college singing group, The Penn Glee Club) with Prague Castle in the background. Below is a picture of Pallavi in Wenceslas Square, where many of the Czech Republic's most historic moments have occured, most recently the Velvet Revolution in 1989.

Here's a picture of Pallavi with the Old Town Square (a medieval stone's throw away from our hotel) in the background.

We also went to a classical music concert, in which nobody in the audience seemed to know when to clap and when to remain silent. For us, it was like being at a Christian wedding....we just followed everybody's lead. Two of the more interesting things we saw were the Museum of Communism, and the Mozart Museum, which is a villa where Wolfgang himself finished writing Don Giovanni. When we got there, we were the only visitors there....and for a while, even the guy working there took off. We had Mozart's old place all to ourselves. We also saw a band of Hare Krishnas as we strolled through the city seeking out buildings in which Kafka used to work. So as you can tell, we had some good variety over the course of three days.

Two more pictures below - one of Pallavi getting her only taste of autumn in 2008, and proof that even Russian doll manufacturers know that Steelers fans are everywhere.....yes, I bought one for myself.....after all, it's my Prague-a-tive (I really wanted to work that pun into this somehow).