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Sunday, August 22, 2010

Summer Holidays in Europe 4


Prague, Czech Republic.

Elijah was signed off from the hospital with a fully working and restored left elbow , so for our final trip together this summer we went to Prague in the Czech Republic. It is just a 3 hour drive from where we live . We spent the first afternoon after our journey looking around the sights. The second morning we did a bit of Expat shopping , as there are the British stores Marks and Spencer and  Tesco, (known locally as My), in Prague.

Charles Bridge.








We saw some kind or American parade from the bridge passing by!






A medieval encounter!


Prague Castle Complex.














Prague from the castle.






Charles Bridge from the castle.


Old town Square.




Wenceslas Square.




Breakfast.


Back home, after a lot of travelling!



Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Summer Holidays in Europe 3

Camping at Ca'Savio near Venice

The second week of our holiday was spent in a caravan in a camp site on the Adriatic Coast of Italy near Venice. The accommodation was tiny and the bedding we ordered didn't exist, so we had to buy some disposable ones-not the most comfortable! The weather was very hot and sunny , except for the last day which was thundery and rainy. It turned out that our part of the campsite was rented out by a French tour operator, so nearly all our neighbours were french speaking, which was a challenge in communication, now we have German rooting in our heads, and we had to pull some vocabulary from very deep inside our memory!






All three children slept in this room


The beach was very close by which was great.

 













There were often Jelly fish in the sea in the afternoons, which were not so nice if you got stung.



There were also swimming pools.



Playing with our french neighbours.





There were a lot of mosquitoes who enjoyed tasting us! I had a particularly pleasant blister from something?!


On the Tuesday we visited nearby Venice by boat. It was interesting, beautiful but extremely hot, and if you wanted to use the toilet it cost 1.50 euros per person!!!!

Venice


The symbol of Venice is a winged Lion. It is fun to make a hunt for these with children . Mine spotted over 23 not counting some shop windows selling replica souvenir items.




 Something was being filmed in the central San Marco Platz




Ferrari shop. Not quite sure how they got this racing car through the tiny alley-like streets














Look my left arm is better now!