Prague Day 1

Well, we finally made it after what feels like the longest couple of days ever. Our flights were smooth and uneventful for the most part, which we are very thankful! We did have a couple of little hick-ups, our flight in London was delayed about an hour, which ended up messing with our luggage. Once we made it to Prague, we waited and waited and waited on our luggage. We even waited until the little red suitcase with a big line running through it, indicating all the luggage for the flight was out. That’s when we started to get a bit worried, but we realized that many people from our flight were waiting also. After about an hour of standing there, they finally came through!!! Praise the Lord!

So then the real adventure began…

My traveling partner decided we should do a city travel pass because it would be cheaper than a cab. I kept asking, “are you sure?!?” So we got the pass and all we had to go off of were some very vague directions. So we got on the bus, then the underground train, then another underground train, then we got off when we were suppose to, and that was the end of the directions. After looking some more, we finally found the address of the place. With no dorm looking building in sight, we started walking down the cobble stone sidewalks with all our luggage in tow. After several minutes of walking and no luck this wonderful Czech lady stopped and helped us. After trying to explain “the big store” to us, she finally took pity on us and walked us personally over there. I do believe she was an angel set from Heaven, because we seriously would have never found the place! We were so glad to see the familiar faces of our professors and they were glad to see us, too!

By the time we made it to the dorm, it was already 6:00pm here and dinnertime, so we dropped our stuff in the room and rushed off to dinner, but not before brushing our teeth and getting some fresh deodorant!

I had a traditional meat and potatoes dinner consisting of some really delicious roast with a cranberry sauce. There were also Czech dumplings, which have more of the consistency of bread and a sweet cream sauce with whip cream – interesting…

So, now after a wonderful, hot shower and another teeth brushing, I write as I am listening to church bells ringing on the hour and fireworks. Too bad I can only hear the fireworks and not see them. Oh well! It’s time for some good sleep!!!