Traveling

 This morning we left our hotel in Vienna and began the post tour extension we signed up for. The first stop was in Bratislava, capital of Slovakia. We did a walking tour of the old city, followed by some free time to explore and shop for souvenirs.  Afterwards we went to a local restaurant for a traditional lunch of Holisky-kind of a Slavic version of Mac and cheese. The “pasta” is made with potato, flour and salt. And is similar to German spetzle. The cheese is fermented and made from sheep’s milk. Finally it’s topped with crispy cubes of bacon or fatback and chopped chives. It was delicious!

As I type this I’m on a bus about an hour out of Prague in the Czech Republic. We’ll be there for 4 nights before returning home.  The landscape has been very beautiful, mostly a mix of agricultural and woods on rolling hills and the trees are beginning to turn colors. The weather has been cooler too. It was around 50 degrees this morning when we left and hasn’t gotten past the mid 60s all day. Combined with a brisk breeze, it’s been a chilly day. We’ll make sure we’re better dressed for it tomorrow when we’ll be out exploring Prague. 

I haven’t yet learned how to say goodbye in Czech so I’ll leave it to your imagination.