Off to Prague

On Monday morning we packed up and headed into Prague.  As some of you know we were in Prague last Easter.  This time though we decided to stay in a place called Aqua Palace.  As we were driving down to Prague, it started snowing, first of April and it started to snow!!  It was crazy. 

 I wanted to take Mom downtown and show her the Easter market.  They always have a big egg in the middle of town painted differently each year!!  I am not sure if you can see it - but there is snow coming down.

We were all a bit hungry and we found this little cafe.  It was literally that wide and they only had the two tables.  It was really great food!!

After lunch we headed back out and it wasn't snowing anymore.  This is the other side of the egg.

Mom browsing at the Easter market.

Their Easter tree in the main square!

Down by the  astronomical clock with quite a few of our "best friends."  There were a lot of people down by the clock, but I wanted Mom to see it go off.

The clock chiming - it is amazing!!!

This is the statue of the reformer Jan Hus (John Huss), one of the most important personalities in Czech history.  A hundred years before Protestant Reformation was started by Martin Luther.  He was excommunicated by the pope for his ideas in 1410.  He continued to preach and had many followers in Prauge, which is why the pope interdicted the whole city of Prague in 1414.  He was asked to renounce his ideas.  He refused, and he was burnt at the stake as a heretic on 6th July 1415.

I just liked the cracked eggs on the top of the building.

Grandma and the boys on top of the Easter bridge in Prague.

They had a small petting zoo in the middle of the market.  AJ wanted to feed the pony.

AJ and Michael petting the pony.  He was a very pushy pony trying to get food.

Michael feeding the sheep!

The sheep was extra hungry, so he tried to eat Michael's coat!  You can see him munching on the corner of it!

They had a good jazz band playing!  I enjoyed listening to it!  After that we headed back to the car.  I wasn't sure if we were going to make it back into Prague so I wanted to take Mom to see the Charles Bridge.  David took the boys back to the car to wait.

Mom with the castle behind her!

Mom with the Charles Bridge behind her - look how beautiful the day became from the snow this morning.

Mom in front of the start of the Charles Bridge.  Very impressive!!!

We found another band on the bridge.  This one was called the Bridge Band!!  :-)  After that we decided to head back to the car so the boys didn't have to wait too much longer to go to Aqua Palace since that is all they have been talking about for weeks!  When we got there we met our friends and all the boys were thinking about was going to the water slides.  So like a good mom, I dropped everything into the room and we put on swimsuits right away!

The four kids ready to hit the water slides!!!

David and I ready to hit the water slides as well, maybe not as enthusiastic, but still ready!!

AJ coming on down the slide!!!

David's turn coming  on down the slide!!!

Time for the lazy river - which ended up not being so lazy.  Between water flow and all the obstacles.

Part of the "lazy river."  I think this was the boys favorite part because they are both part monkey.

Michael and David heading for the tube ride!!!

AJ and Georgia heading down what came to be all the kids favorite ride!

Michael going down the slide, you can see my toes - I was right behind him.

Next we headed to the outdoor pool.  The air was freezing (remember it snowed that morning)!  Michael didn't seem to feel it - he was out of the water.

Underwater photo of David and Michael!

Michael so excited about swimming!!  I love their joy of the water!!!

Wave pool time!!!!

This is a slide I didn't really like, it was a straight shot down and an abrupt stop at the end!

The boys going down on their favorite slide!!!  It was a great time and we spent about three hours in the water park.  After that it was showers and heading for dinner.  I am not sure if the boys were wore out, but I sure was!!!  I was ready for bed right after dinner, but the boys seemed to be energizer bunnies!!  It was a great first day at Aqua Palace!!!