Monday, April 30, 2012

DAY 10 - PRAGUE, CZECH

Overlooking Prague

Today we spent the entire day in beautiful Prague!  We had a tour of the city, and our tour guides were so funny and kept us laughing throughout the tour.  We learned all about the Prague Castle, and other things . . . but let’s be honest I have a hard time focusing and wandered away to take pictures. I do know that it was built in stages and was started in 870, and it covers 18 acres!  It is amazing!  The girls walked up to the Prague castle guard and they were trying to get him to smile, and so they started making kissing noises and they finally got him to smile and giggle a little! Good work girls . .  . now he might get fired! 

The Guard at Prague Castle


Merc and Bug outside castle 

Downtown Prague

The church in the castle courtyard

Chloee, Nimmer, Jaiden and Annie

Cat, Erica, Merck, Ambie, Annie, Jennie, Chloee

Stacy and Erica 

Laura, Carolyn, Stacy, Jen

Cat, Carolyn, and Niki

Then we went to “old town” and did our shopping for all of our last minute chocolate and other goodies!  There were so many people in the old city, and we got to see the Astronomical Clock, it was built in 1410 and it is the oldest Astronomical clock still working and the 3rd oldest in the world.  It has 12 apostles that appear every hour, and some man come out and played his trumpet and people were singing and clapping!  


Clock Tower

Daily picture of the Marshalls

Prague

Anne Bazzerone, Lisa Marshall

Jen and Stacy with their Coca Lights


We had our third game tonight, and we played Sparta Praha in their facility.  It one of the biggest arenas in the world with 8 soccer fields!  We played at Strahov Stadium.  It was once a place where the communists used to parade and march, and then turned into a soccer field where Sparta Praha plays today.   Some of the members from church came and the Missionaries that we had met at the fireside. Oh yeah . . . and we won 6-0.  The Cougs had goals from Niki Fernandes. Jessica Ringwood, Kayla Varner, Marissa Nimmer, and Jaiden Thornock! It was a beautiful night for a game, and we couldn’t ask for better weather or company! 

The bus didn't fit under the bridge, so we had to get out and walk . . . oopsie!

The game

Beautiful field

Teri, Stacy, and Karen

Lots of the parents 

Nancy, Larua and Stacy

The team after the game

Fearless leaders Henrick, Joe and is wife Kathy

Beautiful night 

One more day in Europe and then back to real life . . . check  back to see what the last day has in store for the group of Cougs


1 comment:

tondas92 said...

Nice pictures :-)Prage is beautifull. It was a frienly match with Sparta?