Prague, 2024

1pm. Nashua NH bus to Logan.

6.05pm Lufthansa, Logan to Franfort.

7.20am Arrive Frankfort

10.05am Lufthansa, Frankfort to Prague.

11.05am, arrive Prague. Mini bus to hotel. Arrival 12pm ish.

Prague; my first European trip. A tour seemed a good way to initiate. Previously, travel was college, or family.

The journey started after losing my husband of 20+ years. (See previous posts). Research led me to the Independent Art and Architecture class of Road Scholar.

Prague gets rave reviews from all, and it did not disappoint.

A lover of museums, art, and Architecture, a love inherited from my parents, and influenced by my Atchitect/artist brother, it was tailor-made for this explorer.

As a neophyte, it seemed fortuitous to illicit the advice of an expert in travel. Daughter, Hamilton.

We went through my kit. She edited and organized. Two life savers. A pouch for my electronics, and one for in-flight to go in my carryon.

I got my TSA precheck. Highly recommend. The ticket checker did not notice the code on my ticket and sent me into the wrong, long, line. I saw the TSA line moving quickly on the other side of the barrier.Oh, the looks I got as I salmoned my wheelie against the impatient line of non TSA travellers.

Hours later, somewhat sleep deprived, another line brought me to the welcome of a Road Scholar sign held by our guide for the next few days; Dagmar Mikolaskova.

Piling into a mini van, a small contingent of our tour group headed to Hotel Petr, https://www.hotelpetr.cz/

Hotel Petr is a lovely little hotel, tucked into a quiet little street close to a nearby tram stop.

As our first get together wasn’t until 5, there was time to unpack, settle in, and take a foray into the neighborhood.

I do not sleep well when buried in cozy blankets and fuzzy kittens, let alone on an airplane. Sleep deprived and knowing my internal clock needed to set to Czech time, it was time to motor through. And…an unexpected result. A frightening bout of homesickness. Will I be able to travel if being a homebody is a deterrent? What had I done?

8 more days to go.