My how crazy this week has been.

There has been a heck of a lot going on, so Ill give you the highlights.

Beth arrived last Monday and Kelly and Charlotte just arrived Friday.  Since arrival, we all have eaten astronomical amounts of Czech food, even making the trip to U Fleku more than once.  Playing tour guide has been a blast, even if I have a tendency to get us lost..but that's the way to discover Prague..right? Or so I keep telling myself. It has been absolutely wonderful to have them here and share my small piece of the world with them. Beth and I spent about 2 hours at my favorite cafe just chatting. We've also had the chance to see the Nutcracker at Narodni Divadlo. We were a tad surprised when the first scene ended and it involved Scrooge. We later learned, that this was actually not the traditional Nutcracker, but instead a combination of the Christmas Carol and Nutcracker. The dancing was beautiful either way.

Before Kelly and Charlotte's arrival, Beth and I trekked to the beautiful town of Tabor.

This is the town where my great grandmother was born, and whilst in the town, we visited the church that she was baptized in and her parents got married. The town and church were stunning, and since it was a pilgrimage church, we got in our workout for the day trying to find it.

Additionally, I had the honor to attend a debate led by Madeleine Albright last Saturday. The debate was entirely in Czech so I didn't understand the majority of the debate, but it was wonderful all the same. Very laid back, but a lot of excitement. This marks the beginning of the celebrations for Tuesday. Tomorrow marks 20 years of democracy in the Czech Republic.

The man next to her is Jan Urban. He worked with underground newspapers and as a reporter for Radio Free Europe and the British Broadcasting Company during communist reign.