December 8
This morning was our last in Prague and we spent three hours touring the Jewish section of the city. So much history dating back over 1,000 years and of course the horrors of the Holocaust. We visited three different synagogues, one of which had the names of every Czech that lost their lives in the Nazi concentration camps. Quite a tribute. And we walked through a cemetery that dated back to the 1300's. It was explained that often times in the past bodies were piled as much as 30-deep and every square inch of the ground was covered with the original tombstones. Returned to the hotel and had time to grab lunch at a local restaurant before we headed on the bus for our ship, the Viking Beyla. We arrived late afternoon after about an hour and forty-five minutes weaving thru the Czech countryside. And THE BEST NEWS - we found out that the water levels were still high enough that we will be sailing the entire way. That had been in question and often times this itinerary has limited, if any sailing - as when my sister and I were here in September of 2019.
After checking in we unpacked, put up our door decoration and met Bob & Pam for pre-dinner drinks. The captain and officers came out for our orientation and the captain was great. You'd have to have been there to see his antics to appreciate the humor, and have been on board a Viking ship previously. But trust me, it was awesome. Had a wonderful dinner - as always - and met two new couples. The one in particular, our age, told us they'd been married just 2 1/2 weeks. What an amazing story they shared. Topped off the day with a Christmas tree decorating party with egg nog & mulled wine while everyone was invited to creatively decorate an ornament and put it on the tree in the lounge. We set sail tomorrow morning and have our first excursion in Germany tomorrow as we will climb high atop the sandstone rock formations of the Bastei!
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