At 3:20am we got up, showered and checked out of the hotel for our flight back to Paris. Since the jet lag was still real, we had no trouble getting up. Our flight left at 6:30am and we landed at Paris Charles De Gaulle airport just after 8am. After winding our way through the airport we finally found the train into the city. We got to our hotel and fortunately they...
Today was our last full day in Prague. I don’t know what it is but the jet lag doesn’t seem to be improving on this trip. We both had another bad nights’ sleep. The weather improved a lot today. The sun was out so we headed to the river to walk the “seawall”. We passed another interesting sculpture on the way to the river called Slight...
It was another restless sleep but we made it to breakfast by 9am. By 10am we were on a tram for the 20 min ride to Prague Castle. The tram and bus systems are great in Prague. No need to look for ticket machines or the need for cash. The have small ticket machines on each mode of transport where you can simply select your ticket type and tap your credit card. The...
After a restless night due to jet lag for both of us, we got up and headed down to the hotel lobby for the included breakfast. There was so much variety on the buffet. Eggs, pancakes, salads, meats, cheeses, cakes, breads, juices and coffees. It was fantastic. We finally started sightseeing after 11am. It was a rainy, gloomy day. We were smart to bring rain jackets...
We began our 6 day trip to Prague and Paris today. Our flight to Calgary left at 2:30pm. I was having trouble checking in online so when we got to the airport we had to have an agent do it. There was an issue with our ticket that required the agent to call her operations center to help sort it out. It took about 15 min to clear up. We sailed through security and had...
After lunch it was time to check into the Airbnb, which was a 2 min walk fro the restaurant. After a 10 min wait, our place was ready to check in. It was located on the 2nd floor of a busy retail street. And it was very quirky, to say the least. One bedroom had a window into the living room. The beds in both room were only doubles and they only had sheets, no...
On Friday, Eduardo and I both took the day off so we could all travel to Santa Marta, a city approximately 4.5 hours away. Santa Marta is the gateway to one of Colombia’s most popular national parks, Tayrona Park. In the park we will hike a couple hours to some beaches where we will spend the day swimming and hopefully soaking up some sun. We left the apartment...
Eduardo and I had to work Thursday so Jennifer and Owen spent a few hours at the beach. They ended up spending way too much money on beach massages, drinks and food, but they had a blast. In the evening, we all headed back to the wall city for dinner. Eduardo picked the place based on a previous recommendation from his brother. The food was very good. When dinner was...
The reason we got a 2 bedroom for Cartagena was to accommodate 4 people. Our friends from Ucluelet, Jennifer and her oldest son Owen, decided to join us for 8 days of our trip. They made the long journey from Vancouver to Dallas to Miami to Bogotá to Cartagena starting early Tuesday morning and eventually getting to us early Wednesday morning. I had the day off work...
We flew to Cartagena on Monday evening on discount airline Viva Air. They claim to have one of the newest fleets in the world. The flight was just over an hour; smooth and uneventful, just the way I like them. They don’t use the indoor bridge walkways so we were hit with a wall of humidity when we reached the stairs to disembark. Viva has an interesting way of...