Mom and Dad made it to European soil safely! We've had an already very exciting time here, and their week is only half over.
They've taken a tour of the town and seen the Astronomical Clock, Old Town Square and the surrounding area, Charles Bridge, Fred and Ginger buildings, the Infant Child of Prague church, a quick look at the castle and more. I also had them trek up to Vyšehrad with me to get a good view of the city. I meant to take Robert there, but we ran out of time.
I've worn both of my parents out. It's 11:30 a.m. and Mom is still sleeping. Dad's had to take a few naps and has sore feet from all the walking (especially up to Vysehrad). We plan on going to Český Krumlov tomorrow, where I've been but is worth going again for just a day.
Dad also had his wallet stolen on the metro. The car was packed and we kept falling over so Dad took his hand from his front pocket to hold on. We stepped out of the metro and he realized it was gone. We looked at the open door of the metro with people still packed inside but we knew trying to get it back would cause more trouble. So we spent an hour canceling credit cards and then we went to the police station to file a report.
The biggest loss out of this is he will have to get a new driver's license (which means a trip to the DMV, boo), lost about $200 and his Mark Martin wallet. However, he still has his passport, $200 in Czech korun and no one was hurt. He also can't get his credit cards mailed here so he won't have them.
He put it in his front pocket (after I told him to not keep his passport or wallet in his back pocket) with rubber bands around it to make it harder to get out. You can't prevent everything, I guess.
