Kickin' it around in the yard in Celle, Germany.
There were at least 6 countries represented on this Cameron team (France, Germany, Asia, US, Angola).
A little skill shown in the flat in Leeds, England after an indoor game with some Cameron fellas.
An indoor game in Rwanda. (This was an earlier trip in 2009)
We drove 5 1/2 hours from Celle, Germany to Prague, Czech Republic for our last big trip before we return to Texas.
Prague is one of the most beautiful cities we have ever seen! In this picture is the Vltava (River) that flows through the city. In the distance is the Prague castle with the St. Vitus's Cathedral standing above the castle walls.
In 1357, Charles IV commissioned this Gothic style structure to replace Judith Bridge. The first statue was added in 1683. It contains 30 statues along the sides, many of whom are saints.
Part of Old Town can be seen in the distance. The waterfront properties are so well kept and have nice architectural features.
This Jewish Cemetery was founded in 1478. People have been buried here 12 layers deep, due to lack of space. Over 12,000 gravestones are here, but probably over 100,000 people.
Ben is sporting his temporary Jewish hat outside the Old-New Synagogue. It was built around 1270 and is Europe's oldest sunagogue.
Jewish Town Hall's Rococo clock has hands that turn backwards, as the Hebrew letters on it's face are read from right to left.
The Church of Our Lady before Tyn over looks the Old Town Square.
Also looming over the Old Town Square, is the Church of St. Nicholas which dates back to 1735.
This beautiful crown-shaped chandelier hangs below the beautiful frescos in the Church of St. Nicholas.
The astronomical clock sits above the calendar on the tower of the Old Town Hall.
The twelve apostle appear in the windows every time the clock strikes on the hour.
The crowd disperses as the apostles have finished their appearance on the hour. Tourists, tourists, tourists!
We climbed to the top of the Town Hall tower to capture amazing views of Old Town and the city of Prague. I also caught some amazing glimpses of my handsome husband!
The Prague metronome in Letenske Sady Park. It just ticks back and forth.
We enjoyed some views of the river and city from just below the metronome (plus a little graffiti).
Ben found this fabulous restaurant for lunch. We had a fancy bottle of water and chicken as we looked out over the city
Ben enjoyed a quick ride by the water's edge.
Do you recongnize this scene? Ben did. This was where "the package is in the open." You guessed it! Mission Impossible filmed a few scenes in Prague.
Enjoying the statues of Charles bridge.
This 17th century wooden crucifix stood alone on the bridge for 200 years.
The trees in Seminarska Garden in Mala Strana on the hill, were blooming beautifully! I don't think I have ever seen so many trees in bloom like this.
Another beautiful view of Prague.
On our last evening in Prague, Ben and I went up to Petrin Hill and went to the Observatory. There were two telescopes we could look into. The first one we saw Saturn with it's ring and two stars. The second one was the moon and we could see the craters. It was amazing!
We didn't hold back on trying new foods. For dinner we ate at a riverside restaurant (supposedly the best one in Prague). We tried the octopus as a starter and had steak as our main course. The octopus meat doesn't really compare to other meats. It was very unusual, but tasty.
A view from our table of Charles bridge at dusk.
I have finally found my knight in shining armor! (Susan Gaultney, you were right!)
A view of Prague at night from the Old Town tower.
Strahov Monastery- dating from 1140.
The library in the Philosophical and Theological halls is over 800 years old.
In different rooms of the monastery there are beautiful frescos.
Uvoz street leading down from the monastery to the Prague castle.
After watching the changing of the guards, we entered through the gates of the Prague castle.
The spectacular gothic style of St. Vitus's Cathedral contains about 800 years of history.
"Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the feast of Stephen..." (The tomb of St. Wenceslas)
"I love flowers!" said Rebecca Hayes many times as she wandered through the Royal Gardens.
Ben intensely listened to the "singing fountain." When the water hits the bronze bowl, it makes a musical sound.
Nothing like freshly squeezed grapefruit juice on the terrace below the Prague castle.
The Wallenstein Palace Gardens were beautiful! The white peacock, peacocks and other fowl added to the personality of the foliage.
BENJ! Don't look so sad standing there in front of the Wallenstein Palace. It's okay that you just LOST your CREDIT CARD! Thank you Lord for kind people! Ben found his card at a restaurant we had eaten dessert at the night before. We searched for hours and had called to block the card when we decided to check at one more restaurant. Ah! Ha! There it was! Ben called and had that card back in business in no time.
Tulips everywhere!
Frescos on the pavillion ceiling in front of the Wallenstein Palace.
Strange art on a wall in the gardens.
The National Museum at the entry way to Wenceslas Square.
There has been a gate here since the 11th century. In the 1600's the Powder Gate used to store gunpowder. This gate divides old town from new town.
Bellevue restaurant is probably one of the most posh places we have ever eaten. The fish of the day was excellent! We shared, so this was half the normal portion size. Sorry Ben!
Pension Filip was a nice guest house. It was a little different than we had expected, but nevertheless, we snagged a great deal for three nights.
This unusual church building was in the middle of the park across from the church we attended in Prague.
Through these doors you can find church meetings in Czech, Chinese, and English. We haven't been working on our Czech or Chinese, so we attended the English one. There were probably about 75-100 people from all nations. How wonderful to be able to join together and worship our Father with Christ as the center of our diversity. Of course we found common connections with some of the missionaries by playing the "who-do-you-know" game.
We tried to capture the beauty as we drove through the Czech Republic and back into Southern Germany.
As Ben flew down the Autobahn at 1... (well I won't tell you the actual speed)... a Germany police man zoomed up on his bumper and flew past him at incredible speeds. Wow! Only on the Autobahn!
