The Great Train Ride to Prague

The Great Train Ride to Prague

Stray and Feast

Stray

The Scenic Train Ride

My family loves train rides.

With the absence of a good

train service in the Philippines,

we make it a point enjoy the train rides

in other countries…

Some of the best train rides we had in the

are the San Diego- Anaheim- LA Route

that passes thru the lovely Californian oceanside  …

About eight years ago,
when my eldest daughter was very young,
we also took the Amsterdam,

...Brussels,

and Paris Eurotrain ride

that took  us to the charming
European countryside.

Lately- we took the very scenic

4 hour train ride from Berlin

to Prague in the Czech Republic.

We embarked at the ultra modern

     Central Train Station called Berlin- Hauptbahnhof

…took  a first class couch 
on a Eurotrain,

...with stops in Dresden and Prague

and to its final destination- Budapest.

The seats were very comfortable

and we were seated facing each other…

The 4- hour trip also a chance for the

kids to study their lessons…

The kids are home schooled,

…and have their non graded, non academic subjects

(like PE elective language subjects, and extracurriculars)

 at the Montessori school purely for socialization purposes.

By near noon , the train steward
 started selling snacks,

…and the kids are still engrossed

with their lessons.

Berlin countryside is generally flat lands

with huge farms as far as your eyes can see,

...farmlands after farmlands
until we reached Dresden Station.

When we entered the Czech Republic,

…the scenery changed from beautiful

to breathtaking…

I asked the kids to stop studying,
and prepare to go to the Dining Car
to have lunch and enjoy the scenery…

When we settled at the dining table

I ordered food and asked the children
to look out of the window and enjoy the view.

“We may never pass this way again-

take time and immerse yourselves

to the enchanting European countryside.'
I told them...

Everywhere you look was a fascinating

display of nature's beauty…

We have never seen something

so beautiful in our lives.

The serenely antiseptic
Vltalva river,

…attractive riverside houses,

…virgin forests showing

entrancing colors of autumn,

… mountain top Castles,

…alluring rustic villages,

…and even dark,

underground tunnels.

The four hour train ride,

was the feast for the senses,

and a wonderful preview

of what is in store for us.

...in the beautiful 
City of Prague

...for the next
 five days,

...until we move to Amsterdan
by air for our last stop in Europe
before we return to the Philippines
after another five days.

Feast

at the Dining Car

When the view was too good to miss-

I asked the kids to stop studying

and we moved to the Dining Car

for lunch and to enjoy the magnificent view

of the rustic European landscape..

My daughter was apparently was not hungry

so she just ordered a Goulash Soup

which she shared with everyone.

It was very delicious…

I had Pork Cutlet

with Mushroom and Mixed Garnish

which tasted so good…

My wife and son shared

the Grilled Chicken Breast

with Rice in Lecso Style

The food was superb.

…and with the Czech Republic’s

beautiful bucolic countryside,

…dining at the Eurotrain was a wonderful

and unforgettable experience for the whole family.


Read on the links below for related posts
about the Czech Republic 

Prague

• TheGreat Train Ride to Prague 
  
• Prague The Most Beautiful City in the World 
  
• Hotel Golden Star, Nerudova 48, 118 00  Prague 1 - Mala Strana  
  
•  The Birthday Ghosts of Prague On Birthdays and Torture Devices
  

Carlovy Vary

•  Lovely Karlovy Vary  Turn of the Century Spa Town

  Cesky Kromulov

•  Medieval Cezky Kromulov