Days 16 & 17 – Prague

For some reason I have always wanted to go to Prague – so I was excited when this trip we had a chance to visit. In retrospect I didn’t really know much about the history of the city – but I was right that it is very beautiful!

Day 15 – Dresden – Walking tour,VW Glass Factory, New Masters Gallery and the best sushi in Dresden

On our second morning in Dresden we got off to a bit of a late start – but a cute one. Audrey got to wear one of her new German dresses.

Day 14 – Dresden

So, previous to this trip, my entire body of knowledge concerning Dresden came from reading Slaughterhouse-five and learning a bit of the history of the fire bombing. However, it turns out Dresden is a beautiful city (still working on rebuilding) with some historic and some modern elements.

Day 13 – Berlin – Eat early, eat often.

Tuesday was our last day in Berlin and finally it stopped raining! For the day Chris adopted a new strategy – eat early, eat often. I think it might have to do with the near meltdown someone had (ok – it might have been me) the day before when we had just a bit too long a break between food – never a good thing with me – and during pregnancy it can be really bad.

Day 12 – Berlin – kreuzberg and the East Side Gallery

Monday dawned rainy – really rainy, so we got off to a slow start.

Berlin – Day 11 – Sunday

Sunday was again really rainy (seriously – July anyone – everyone here looks like they are wearing mid winter clothing – cute – but not what I packed…)
Anyhow, we ended up leaving a little late for the Tiergarten ward – and there was some construction on one of the trains – so we ended up getting there a bit late. We did, however, stay for the English speaking Sunday school. The teacher was great, and we all really liked the ward. It is relatively small, but has such a great and friendly feel!

Day 10 – Berlin – the Pergamom Museum and lots of rain

So on Saturday we decided to head to the Pergamom Museum (the museum that everyone says you can not miss in Berlin) after a leisurely breakfast. The only problem with that approach was that, since it was raining buckets, and the museum is indoors – there was a crazy long line by the time that we arrived…

My rain outfit – not quite appropriate – you wouldn’t believe how soggy those shoes got!

Berlin – Day 9 – Sightseeing

Thursday was a beautiful sunny day so we decided it would be the perfect day to see Berlin. We headed out on the train (have I yet mentioned that public transportation in Berlin is amazing? Especially since we aren’t that far out of Mitte – the center).

We started out our tour at the Brandenburg Gate.

Rome – Day 7 – the Castle

So Wednesday was St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s day.  I guess you really can’t spend a week in Rome without expecting to run into a Catholic Holiday!  Anyhow, it turned out that the Castel Sant’Angelo was open so we headed there as soon as Sam was done for the day.

Rome – Day 6 – Two churches and the best playground in Rome

So on Tuesday Sam and Jamie each picked a Church for us to visit. We started with Sam’s pick San Pietro in Vincoli.

Notable both for being up quite a set of stairs (you won’t find that in Wikipedia) and for Michelangelo’s statue of Moses housed within (Sam’s reason for the visit).