Another Day of Discovery

The next morning, we went looking for breakfast and we found a tiny shop open selling assorted breads and coffee.

What more could we ask for? 

The pastry that Karis is looking through and that Keira is sitting under a picture of is called a Trdelnik. 

We called them "turtlenecks," which makes sense since they do look like a turtleneck...for a giraffe.

Dough is wound around a stick, rolled in cinnamon sugar, and then cooked over an open fire while spinning. We didn't add chocolate or whipped cream, etc. They were good just as they were, off the fire, and they quickly became my new favorite thing!  

It was also a good morning to get pictures in front of the entrance to the famous Charles Bridge entrance. 

Some of us were more excited than others :)

Keira modeling on the bridge

Next, we met up with our friends to head to the castle on the hill (Sheeran, anyone?)

We had some trouble understanding the transportation system and how to buy tickets, but we eventually made it.

I took a little advantage of all of us being together to take a "few" photos.

All the kiddos

Vitus Cathedral is inside the castle complex

We decided to walk all the way back, sightseeing on the way. It was such a nice weather day.

Kylie had been planning to get her ears pierced whenever we left our country, so this was a perfect opportunity.

We split up for a bit because Doug and the girls wanted to explore parts of the city that required a lot of walking, Caleb wanted to go back to the Airbnb, and Keira wanted to find a Claire's Boutique.

Yes, you heard that correctly.

It's her favorite store in the whole world, and when our friends told her they had seen one in the mall, she just HAD to go.  Actually, it was a smart move.

I sat outside the display window, reading my book, while she looked for over an hour!  I was able to buy a lot of cheap things that she wanted, save them, and put them under our Christmas tree later as gifts from my mom and her other grandmother.

The middle picture was taken as she signed and mouthed things to me from inside the store

And can I just say, this girl can find a rainbow or a unicorn just about anywhere.

Actually, maybe they just find her. The one on the left was in a fudge shop and the one with pink hair was on a street, advertising a flower shop.

Doug and the girls had some fun of their own out on the town.  They found a new Christmas market.

And hot apple cider.

Later that evening, we met up for dinner and a stroll downtown to see another market. We loved the lights and the feel of Christmas in the air.

Before we climbed the stairs to our apartment, Doug found a marker for the Prime Meridian in the courtyard, so we took another "family photo."

December 8, 2019