We came out of the Austrian mountains, into Germany for a bit then finally into Pilsen, Czechia. It was an easy check in to the apartment. We ended up loving this Airbnb, from the furniture to the crockery to the internet speed. I took photos of a high back chair and the couch and hope to find similar in NZ for our collection. Next year’s goal is to not to travel the world but to finish renovating our house.

 

First on the to do list was a brewery tour, Pilsner Urquell to be exact. It was a hot day so we went in our singlets but knew they’d take us to the 5 degree cellar so took fleeces and jackets with us. There will be a photo coming on Facebook of me all bundled up. It was a great 90 minute tour finished off with tasting unfiltered beer which BK thought was the best thing ever! I had 2 sips but it was a bit tart for my liking. We purchased two beer glasses, to add to the growing pile of stuff we lug around before we finally take it home to NZ.

 

The following day we drove to Prague, we parked in the suburbs and took the subway into the city. After walking around a bit and seeing some of the main sights such as, the river, the old town, the dancing house and having a turn on a playground, everyone was a bit over it so we headed back to our apartment in Pilsen for an early night. Prague was a nice city and another day there would have been great.

 

After a big sleep and a slow start to the day, BK had a bunch of work to do so the kids and I went to our first science museum, it was very hands on. I tried to explain the science behind everything they were doing, at their level, which sometimes they were interested in but sometimes they just wanted to do the activity to see what happened. A lot of it was high school level physics and went entirely over their heads. There was a part for under 8’s which R particularly enjoyed. Some school groups came through and a couple of the kids weren’t very nice to my kids which tainted the visit a bit but we still had a good time and after 4 hours I dragged the kids out the door! Techmania Science Centre in Pilsen, is definitely worth the visit. First bit of science for the whole trip ✔️

 

So it was a short visit to Czechia but great to finally see the area. One thing that stood out to us was everyone’s courteous driving. A big high ✋🏻 from Team Knowles! Awesome work Czechia 😎

 

Till next time,

 

Claire

 

Budget update :

Czechia : $339 under

Total budget : $3832 under