More Scenes from Prague

The Spanish Embassy is our neighbor to the right of us, and the









Israeli Embassy is two doors down from us.

We live on the corner of Milady Horakove and Badeniho on the top floor of a lovely European apartment with lots of tall windows and hardwood floors. We live near a major tram and metro hub, so we get an earthquake effect when the transportation goes by. It took a few days to get used to the chandeliers shaking every few minutes--we always braced ourselves for an earthquake; but now we're used to it.

We have a favorite restaurant that's around the corner from the mission home. We call it "The Restaurant Around the Corner", because we can never think of its real name. The atmosphere and food is pure unadulterated authentic Czech. Offbeat and out of the way from the main tourist attractions, this place is a haven for locals. We quickly became regular customers, and everyone knows us there now as the crazy Americans who like ice in their drinks.

WELCOME TO PRAGUE!!

The first week of February, we were able to welcome in our visa-waiters. We were so happy to finally have them arrive!








The day after we returned home from Germany, our good friends, the Alsops arrived after being delayed for 2 long months. They will fill an important role in the office. We need them desperately!









The boxes the Alsops brought with them are filled with chocolate chips. I have a feeling the missionaries are going to love the Alsops!

It's always a sad day when we say good-bye to one of our assistants and put him back out in the field. Unfortunately, this last transfer broke up the Johnson and Johnson team. But it also has a benefit--Elder David Johnson is doing amazing things out in the field; and that was the plan.












When the Oaks came to visit, I took Sister Oaks on a walking tour of Prague. This is a stained glass window in St. Vitus cathedral. Sister Oaks was having such a great time in the cathedral, she didn't notice that someone stole her camera from her tote bag. The pick pockets are pretty slick here. How sad that someone will steal your stuff when you're in a church!