Czech Republic
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Christmas Day, Prague Castle and a super train experience
While Czech people do gift exchanges on Christmas Eve, we three Americans kept up our tradition of exchanging gifts on Christmas Day. We each bought gifts from the Christmas markets for one person in our group. For stockings, we bought ourselves wool socks from the Christmas market. We found a greenery stand that had mini…
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Prague – Christmas markets with an Eastern Europe flair
The Christmas theme continued in Prague, as we visited three Christmas markets in one day on Christmas Eve. The first one was a small gathering of stalls on a square called Náměstí Miru near our AirBnB. Nezzie’s cold had gotten worse, so she slept in. This was Christmas Eve morning. While many markets in Prague…
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Prague — A little night music, a lot of new friends
When planning this trip, we really wanted a guided tour of Prague, its musical history, and a Christmas concert. We reserved such a tour in advance. That the package included a traditional Czech Christmas Eve dinner was a bonus. After shopping the markets on Christmas Eve, we met our tour guide, Martin, in front of…



