All is well in Prague

We are having a good time visiting with our friend Matt and his girlfriend, Anna. It has been a blessing to be able to cook a couple veggie meals and have a home base for a few days. Mariella and I have been doing some planning for the next stage of travels. We hope to head south to Budapest, Hungary tomorrow morning. We will likely make our way toward Athens, Greece over the next seven days before flying to Israel. We hope to see the area where Jesus lived, taught, died, and resurrected. Mariella is fighting off a cold so we are praying for a swift recovery. We will celebrate her birthday in Budapest. Not sure what is in Budapest, I guess we’ll soon find out. : )

Prague!

Written Tuesday, November 3rd 2009
Yesterday we visited Vatican City with Jamie. It was a blessing to have the opportunity to hang out with him as we explored St. Peters Basilica. A highlight was walking to the top of the dome where we could look down on the inside central area of the massive Basilica where Saint Peter is buried. The size and beauty of the Basilica was awe inspiring. We were also able to look out from the dome to the city. While in the Basilica we gazed upon Michelangelo’s “Pieta” (completed in his mid twenties) and took a photo of the world’s most photographed sculptures. In the afternoon is started raining so we walked around with plastic ponchos cold and wet, but having a great time together. We left Rome later in the evening and boarded a train for a 19-hour ride to the Czech Republic where we will visit a friend. It was snowing for much of the overnight train ride. It looks like we will head back to the blustery winter weather before heading south again to Hungry and Greece.


Written Wednesday, November 4th 2009
We were welcomed at a train station in Prague by our friend Matt. Today we walked around the city with Matt. Here are some photos. It is cold here, but no snow.