July 18

Last night we had a severe thunderstorm and lots of rain. It really cooled things down from 37C yesterday to about 18C today. What a drastic change from the heat wave we’ve had! We slept in till about 8:30 and had a leisurely breakfast. Both of us were too tired and sore (probably from all that walking in Prague) to go out, so today being Sunday we decided to take a good Sabbath rest. We’ve now caught up on our blog. Kathy was glad to have time to sort through everything, iron yesterday’s laundry, and repack.

Our second suitcase, the larger Air Canada one, was also in bad shape. When we looked inside at the plastic lining it was all breaking into pieces. We don’t recommend AC luggage! So, with Kathy’s expert packing skills, she managed to fit everything into our new suitcase purchased in Poland along with a small collapsible duffel bag we had brought from home. Hopefully, it will make things a little easier travelling on the train tomorrow.

We head to Salzburg for three nights in the morning. We are really looking forward to that. At breakfast today, we found another couple and their daughter, from our tour group, are also going via train to Salzburg for three days. What are the chances of that! We exchanged hotel info and hope to meet up there.

Enjoyed lovely dinner at the hotel this evening and are now signing off to get an early night’s rest.