It begins with the experience . . . .

Tammy:

As the plane lands on the runway in Prague (Czech airlines) all of the sudden I hear the beginning of Smetana's "Moldau".  Initially, just the soft sounds of the woodwinds trickle down off the mountain eventually coming together to form the great river. . . .What better way to welcome people to Prague.  Brilliant, in all our travels, we've never heard such a well chosen, quality piece of music intentionally played as a welcome.

Sarah:

We got into the taxi and the driver has Czech country music playing, COUNTRY MUSIC.  I was so excited and then to make things even better he had a little bit of Miranda Lambert sprinkled in to make us feel more at home.  What a great way to welcome us to Prague!

What a great beginning . . .

We were starving so we decided to talk a walk and look for food.  We stopped at a restaurant called Barok that offered foods from all over the world.  Sarah ordered traditional Czech food and loved it!  Duck leg with sauce, potato pancakes, dumplings with cabbage, yum.  After dinner we walked down to Old Town Square and it was so beautiful.  Not only the architecture, but the holiday lights and decorations.  There was a Christmas Market, similar to Paris, yet very different.  Prague appears to be more intimate, with obviously different items for sale and food to eat.

After a little shopping and more eating we headed back to the hotel for an good night's sleep to prepare for the next day's adventure.