Prague Trip

Ben was on his baby leave this past week, so we went to Prague last week for two nights. We took Emalina and left Bella and Ethan with a brave auntie Liz. Our good friend Klara is from the Czech Rep. and gave us some fabulous tips on places to go and things to see. Prague is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been to. I LOVE the architecture, old buildings and History. I had no idea that Prague had so much significant history.   Did you know that some of the most famous composers lived in Prague? Or that the name with whom the Nobel Prize is named after lived there? Or that Einstein once lived in a building off the main square? We had a private tour guide for an afternoon. Petr was his name and crazily, he defected and moved to Calgary for 20 years before returning to Prague to be a tour guide. He was great to have and super knowledgeable about the city and all of its history. One of the most interesting parts of our tour was when Petr took us through the old Jewish Quarters. Prague played a very significant role in the 2nd Wold War, when Hitler was in power. The Jews in Prague were severely persecuted by Hitler. In the slideshow you will see pictures of the Jewish cemetery. They only allowed the Jewish people to burry their dead people in this small cemetery, so after one layer of the cemetery was filled up with graves, the Jewish people would put 2ft of dirt down and use the next level to continue burying the dead. Then they would bring the tombstones up to the next level, so they knew who was buried there. There are said to be over 100,00 Jewish people buried in that cemetery.      It was COLD while we were there... So this little munchkin had to be bundled up well. Here is the progression of her outfits... Ben and I had a wonderful time just the two (well 3) of us. Emalina is seriously the best baby. I don't know how many times I said it over the three days. She literally slept the whole time... SHe sure does like to be cozy. We ate some of the best food I have ever eaten... Walked all over Prague... Had great chocolate... and enjoyed spending time together. Thanks Auntie Liz for watching the kids so we could escape to this beautiful city for a few days.