EUROPE – DAY 5 – Prague to Marianske Lane

EUROPE – DAY 5 – Prague to Marianske Lane

DAY 5 – Thursday, June 27, 2019 – Prague >> Becov Castle >> Marianske Lazne Breakfast.  Same as the last two days.  After saying good-bye to David and his parents at the adorable Penzion Ganymed, we were off to Becov Castle in West Bohemia.  On the...
EUROPE – DAY 4 – Prague (continued)

EUROPE – DAY 4 – Prague (continued)

DAY 4 – Wednesday, June 26, 2019 – Prague Morning came way too soon!  After breakfast, we took the tram to the Prazsky Hrad (Prague Castle).  It was built in the 9th century. Unbelievable!  It is so huge!  There was an armed soldier guarding the castle. ...
EUROPE – DAY 3 – Prague

EUROPE – DAY 3 – Prague

DAY 3 – Tuesday, June 25, 2019 – Prague After a delicious breakfast at the Penzion Ganymed, eleven people in our group took the bus with Misa and George to their ancestral places. Marlene, Barbara, and I went with fourteen others on a tour of Prague.  Misa’s...
EUROPE – DAY 2 – Arrive in Czech Republic

EUROPE – DAY 2 – Arrive in Czech Republic

DAY 2 – Monday, June 24, 2019 – Arrival in Prague, Czech Republic After about 18 hours of travel (approximately 24 hours without sleep, except for my two-hour nap from Chicago to Switzerland), we landed in Prague.  We collected our checked bags, and I exchanged...
EUROPE – DAY 1 – Chicago to Czech Republic

EUROPE – DAY 1 – Chicago to Czech Republic

DAY 1 – Sunday, June 23 – Chicago >> Prague EUROPE – 2019Drei Madchen im Europe – Three Girls in EuropeMY FAVORITE THINGS On June 23, 2019, I set off for Europe with my friends, Barbara and Marlene – and 26 other people I’d never met.  Well, that’s not...
EUROPE – 2019

EUROPE – 2019

EUROPE – 2019Drei Madchen im Europe – Three Girls in EuropeMY FAVORITE THINGS In the Spring of 2018, my friend, Marlene mentioned that she was planning to take a trip with her daughter and son-in-law, and several of her son-in-law’s family members to the Czech...