Today is our anniversary – 13 years of love and fun! We’ve come a long way since our first year together…..
This morning I woke determined to visit the gym and get back to some sort of routine…after doing some quick weights I had the choice of running on the treadmill or going outside in the rain. I chose the rain as I really wanted some fresh air and scenery. For the next hour, I ran alongside the Elbe river – it was so beautiful in the morning…sheep grazing, flowers in full bloom, mountains and green everywhere. It was a great way to start the day.
Afterwards, I took the girls for a swim in the hotel pool, which was a refreshing way to wake up from their grogginess. Then we met for a great breakfast and unfortunately, had to say our good byes to the family. We were all heading our separate ways….but we were so happy to celebrate such a special occasion with them. Soto and Gisella are heading off to Salamina for a couple of months, Alexis back to Hamburg, and Antigone to Gars to sing in Carmen.
We spent a lovely afternoon touring Dresden and admiring the beautiful buildings; many of them were destroyed during WWII, but have since been rebuilt and/or restored. We continued our goal of climbing as many church towers as possible, and enjoyed the view from the top. It was well worth the climb! We did a 2 hour city tour and Oliver had the misfortune of getting caught in a queue while purchasing a Christmas ornament during a short break. The bus was held up while waiting for him but the girls were saying “Please don’t leave our daddy” Luckily, the tour guide was patient and waited for Oliver to come back to the bus. He was not a happy camper!
On our way to Prague!
Our next adventure is in the Czech Republic….neither of us speak any part of the language so we’re hoping all is good! We are meeting up with Mae and Anthony…..and just booked a hotel enroute. Let’s hope for a good Internet connection!
We’re here and our first impressions are wow – this is a beautiful city! The buildings are ornate – lots of baroque architecture
Our hotel is called Nobuka – we booked it on Hotwire as we were driving on the HWY. I love the ease of online booking – I remember when we were in Italy and had to walk around checking rates and rooms – now it’s all so much easier:) Oliver is convinced we are staying at a vampire hotel as all the folks dress in black with lots of heavy make-up
The hotel room is very cozy and although wireless is free, it only works in a little alcove at the door – so here I am doing my course work while sitting on a suitcase in the corner. Oh well…at least it’s free! Breakfast is also included at this hotel so we’ll see what’s a traditional Czech breakfast in the morning.
We tried to meet up with Mae and Anthony upon arrival, but the trams were rerouted because of construction, so we decided to just try again in the morning when we were fresh for the day.
Tomorrow we head out on our walking tour…
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