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As I promised, I'm going to keep updating until I finally get to present time.... 
On our second day in Prague, our first full day actually, we woke pretty late. We were all so jet-lagged from being on a plane for so long, and from going out to that bar the night prior. I think we woke up around 11 a.m.
After showering and dressing for the chilly temps (it was strangely in the upper 60s for those few days in Prague), Mom, Dad, D, Walt, and I headed out to grab some food and explore a little. We walked right around the corner to enjoy a crepe (aka palichinky, in czech) at a delicious creperie. I had one with apples and walnuts, and DeShaun had one too. Our first time ordering from a totally Czech menu- kind of tough. For the most part, all waitresses and waiters were very friendly and bilingual. This particular one was pretty impatient with us and we weren't yet confident with our "prosims" and "dekujis."
I enjoyed my 7-up. For some reason, the sodas are teeny tiny over there.
We walked all over Old Town Square, which is absolutely beautiful and full of amazing architecture.
That crowd is gathering to see the astronomical clock, kind of a large coo-coo clock that has its 'show" every hour. We watched it once, but it was amazing to see how many people would show up for each mini-show.
All over the city there were beautiful buildings, amazing churches, gorgeous synagogues, and fascinating stores. Most common were crystal shops, glass shops, shops that sold stacking dolls, and teeshirt/trinket shops.
Oh- and money exchange shops. Those were huge. The Czech Republic still has the Czech crown, or koruna, and plan to go to the Euro in a few years, which will make everything drastically more expensive for travelers and citizens alike.
We did wander into this amazing marionette shop, and this was Walter's favorite:
We didn't have very much time to wander because we had an amazing dinner awaiting us at a restaurant in honor or Sarah and Petr's wedding. Petr's parents treated us all to a fantastic "Prague Reception," where we were lucky enough to meet Petr's paternal grandmother and revisit with Petr's cousins and aunts and uncles. Here's his adorable Grammy:
I had Beef Goulash with dumplings- probably my favorite meal of the whole trip- it was fantastic!
Sarah and Petr opened some presents, and we all ate and drank until we were pretty much ready to burst! Afterwards, Petr and Sarah went off with the cousins for more drinking and hanging out, but most of us were pretty darn tired.
The next day we had a HUGE day planned- Cesky Krumlov!
