Vyhlidka Maj

Both of my parents had never been to Vyhlidka Maj, so I suggested they go.  Luckily a class got postponed, so I was able to join them.  If I hadn't gone with them I do not think they would've been able to find the correct location for it.  Google maps is really needed to find the specification location for the amazing view of the Vltava. The first time I went to Vyhlidka Maj was in Autumn, so it was nice to see it again in spring when everything was green. It was a bit of a walk in the horrendous heat, but they managed to get to the location with me. We were very lucky because as we were getting to the specific spot everyone had left.  We had the whole place to ourselves.  It was very nice and my parents really enjoyed the view.   

Vitkov hill and Dancing House

The hotel my mom was staying at was very close to Vitkov Hill.  She had never visited the hill, so I thought it would be a great idea if we went together.  There were many steps to get there, but my mom often walks up and down steps at home, so it wasn't too bad for her.  We enjoyed the great views and got to see the giant statue.  Afterwards we met with my boyfriend and a friend and went to the top of the Dancing House.  None of us had been to the top of the building before, so it was great that we could all enjoy it together.  It was a nice day!

                                                                at the bottom of the stairs

                                                                        finally the last step

                                                                            empty!

                                                      

                                                                     one of the view points

                                                             view from inside Dancing House

                                                                            empty cafe

                                                                            one side

                                                                        the other side

                                                                    panorama view

                                         

                                           

Japanese Festival (Praha, CZ)

While I was showing my mom around Vysehrad, I wanted to show her one view point.  As we were going there we suddenly came across a Japanese festival.  I had no idea it was going on.  The funny thing is that now I can say that I have been to a Czech Festival in Japan (where I got to try on traditional Czech clothes for the first time) and a Japanese Festival in Czech Republic (where I got to try traditional Japanese archery for the first time). I got to practice a bit of my calligraphy. Then we checked out the stands at naplavka before heading to SAPA.  My mother was amazed at the Vietnamese community there.  We had wonderful pho and then a really nice traditional Vietnamese dessert called Che. I will definitely get it every time I go to SAPA from now on!!  After our visit to SAPA it started to rain quite hard so we took a break at the apartment and got to watch Barbora Krejcikova win her first singles Grand Slam.  Then we went for a walk in Petrin.  It was a busy and full day!  (pictures are really out of order)

                    my mom remembered to take a pic of the dessert (I forgot because I was too busy eating it)

                                                                        walking around SAPA

                                                                in Smichov naplavka

                                                    my mom wanted a pic with my calligraphy

                                                              trying it out and didn't do too bad

Prague Castle

Every time my mom comes to visit, she wants to go to the Prague castle.  This time that we went to the castle was probably the least crowded she has seen it since maybe the first time we went to the Czech Republic.  She was loving all the pictures she could take without other people in the background.  We had a nice lunch in Kuchyn.  Then we walked around and went to Manifesto market for a nice avocado margarita.  We went to the concert that the Prague Philharmonic was practicing the day before.  It was a nice day!  (pictures are out of order)

                                                                completely empty!

                                                                        Mucha's stained glass

                                                            such a nice view for lunch

                                                        avocado margarita and tacos

                    it was Beethoven day...in Europe every hour there was a different city playing his music

                                                                    yummy Vietnamese food

                                                                9:20pm and its still light out!