Prague, Czech Republic

As weather at our destination in Poland was still showing three hundred foot ceilings and low visibilities in freezing temperatures, and forecast to remain the same throughout the day, we elected to push on to Prague, getting us ever closer to our final destination, and ultimately, all our layoffs.  Although the weather reported at both departure and destination were fine, we ran into more crap enroute that had us diverting this way and that, climbing and descending, looking for lower ground and breaks in the cloud, but eventually we settled into the very friendly Czech Republic to sunny skies.

Everyone loved Prague!  The hotel was like nothing any of us had ever seen, in rooms with two floors and a luxurious bath overlooking the foyer, it was opulence for a fraction of the cost of what we were paying in Luxembourg.  Actually it was the least expensive hotel we had stayed in for the entire trip, and far and away the most beautiful.  The Grand Mark Prague and the city of Prague are now at the very top of my list of European vacation spots, and I hope to visit here again and spend some real time.  Unfortunately it was just for the night but we did our best to see as much of the city as possible.  Everyone on the crew absolutely adored Prague.

We headed up to Prague Castle in the waning light, enjoyed a hot wine at the base, then ventured into the old city and the Jewish Quarter, overwhelmed with the beauty of Prague.

This morning we're back at the airport with the friendly Menzies Handling team, waiting for ground fog to lift.  The forecast is looking good.  We should be finished today.