Arriving

We flew from Houston to Frankfurt, Germany. We had a three hour layover there (actually longer as there were some technical difficulties with the plane so it was more like 4 1/2 hour layover) and then about an hour flight into Prague. The flight from Houston to Frankfurt was approximately 11 hours. Prague is 7 hours ahead of our time here in Austin. So were were pretty messed up with time when we got there. It took us a little to adjust, but not too long.

Melinda met us at the airport and we took a bus to the Metro station. We connected on the Metro and rode the metro to her stop. It comes out right across the street from her street corner. So, it wasn't really bad getting there. Melinda lives on the third floor of the building, so we hauled all our luggage upstairs and boy were we pooped!!!! :)

We cleaned up and got a bit organized, then we took a walk along the Vltava river. It's the river that runs through the middle of Prague. It is crossed by many bridges, the most famous being Charles Bridge. Charles Bridge was under repairs, so we only could enjoy about 1/2 of it. I am sure it will be beautiful once again when they get it all fixed up. I guess we'll have to go back and check it out then. :)

After we crossed Charles Bridge (or Karluv most as it's known there) we made our way down and around and under the bridge where we enjoyed our first taste of svařák (mulled wine) and Pražská klobása (Czech sausages!). This was a real treat. And got us HOOKED for the rest of the trip. I had svařák everyday I was there. I'm turning into a hot mulled wino. :)

I'll post pics from this day and next later on this afternoon. This is just to get this blog started today and give you a feel for how it will go.

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