Cousins day out

On Sunday, Leah and I left the kids with Jason and headed out to see some sights. It was just easier given the sites we were going to see and it also was going to coincide with Ali's nap. We had three things left to see on Leah's must see list. We headed up to Petrin tower but once we got there seeing it was enough. Neither of us felt like climbing all the steps to get to the top of the tower. Since we were up there though I suggested we check out the mirror maze. We had never been to the maze but I had heard about it so it was great to be able to check it out before I bring the kids. We had fun in the mirror maze so I can imagine how much fun it will be for the girls when we bring them. After you go through the mirror maze you come to a room with funny mirrors. They make you tall, short, fat etc. Here is an example of us looking very short. We had some good laughs and then headed out and off to the Strahov Monastery. We realized when we got there that it was closed for lunch hour so we decided to get lunch as well. We ended up in a small cafe near the castle and had lunch and hot chocolate to warm up. We decided after lunch to check out St Vitus Cathedral since Strahov wasn't going to be open again until 1pm. As we got to Hradcanske Namesti it was very crowded and there was some event. Then we realized it was skiiing! I never expected to see skiing in Prague. They had brought snow in and made a race course for cross country skiing. It was crowded but we got through and went to St Vitus. After St. Vitus we headed back through the crowd in Hradcanske Namesti. The crowd must have doubled in size since it was nearly impossible for us to get through the crowd. We finally did and made it to Strahov. After Strahov we stopped for one more hot chocolate and then headed home. It was a fun day out.