i read somewhere someone referred to traveling as being a humbling experience. i agree but in tandem believe it can open you on so many levels. it was difficult for me to select a single photo to best represent our experience in prague - but i felt this one of a stained glass window in the royal cathedral summed up the colorful city well. it is a city that hums with energy, color found in every corner - from beautiful architecture to decorative body art. it is a city who has eclectic tastes from fashion to dining. it is a city whose language alone is as colorful as her city streets. traveling with a 2-yr old also makes the journey a humbling one in many respects. it becomes as much a journey to a new country as it does a journey a little deeper into motherhood as well as our little globe trekker asserts more and more independence along the way. and the whole experience, for me, became a lesson in detachment too as we became separated from our luggage (the one with most of my clothes) right at the start. not to worry - prague embraces 'the mall' - a couple new items did the trick -- but it was a good lesson for me in letting go (this lesson just keeps coming back!!). these are things i observed about prague: dreadlocks, large portions/servings of food, cafe doesn't hold a torch to italy, love those trams, clean-clean-clean city, sleek and hip, beautiful contrast in architectural styles, color-color-color....to sum it up in one word - vibrant.
