vienna to prague on christmas day

we left vienna early this morning for prague. rainer was nice enough to get up and see us off. either that or to make sure we really were leaving at last.  i like rainer and hope that we keep in touch.

we took 59a one last time to the station and boarded the train for the almost five hour trip to prague. traveling on a train is so much more pleasant than flying.  i wish we could travel everywhere that way.  we shared a compartment with one other guy who didn't seem to speak english (he didn't flinch when i tested the theory by saying the words "penis" and "vagina" out loud). he also didn't seem to be too excited about sharing a compartment with a crying baby. it was olive's most challenging travel day - she was fussy a good portion of the trip - which in turn made jen and i fussy towards each other a bit especially when we arrive in prague to find out that our hired taxi was not waiting for us.  turned into a total pain trying to figure out our own transportation into the city and to our apartment.  i think this was the first time that parenting stress got the best of us and caused us to get in a spat.  it didn't help that i let olive chew on a plastic cup (against jen's objections) that ended up causing her gums to bleed and sent her into another bout of crying.  jen who is always so composed and patient ended up calling me a name.  i won't repeat it here as the blog isn't a place for us to air our dirty laundry... but the name started with an "a" had a couple of "s'es" and a "hole" in it.  ok... since you can't guess i will tell you.  she called me an "asshole".  maybe i had it coming.

on a good note... the czech country side was lovely and we decided that we are going to own a farm there one day (it is good to dream).

once we finally got set up in our room our spirits rose considerably.  we are situated right in the old town - right below the prague castle and a short walk from the charles bridge and the old town square.  after calling home to wish family a merry christmas and let them know how much we missed them (we miss you family!) - we headed out for a christmas dinner of our own - salads and pizzas!

we are so excited to explore the city tomorrow.