After Vienna we took the train to Prague. The train was super affordable and only took about 4 hours, which when you factor in all the logistics of getting to/from the airport with kids, ended up being about the same as flying.
Small children are free on the train, so we booked two first-class tickets and ended up in our own little compartment for four people, with seats that reclined and complimentary champagne. It was quite decadent (though traveling without two toddlers would have been much more luxurious and relaxing…)
The train ride was during the girls usual nap time, so we hoped that they might settle in and pass out for a bit. But as it is with these crazies, that did not happen. Prim basically refuses to sleep in any sort of moving vehicle, and Lark was just not having our attempts to get her to settle down. She had a pretty solid meltdown (thank goodness for being basically quarantined in our own compartment on the train) and then finally conked out in a fairly uncomfortable position on my lap for the last half hour or so.
I know that KC and I will definitely miss all of our traveling, but these two weeks of travel were not the easiest. I think we were all a little burned out and probably a little too well-aware of the upcoming big changes in our lives. During the hard moments (which, there were many) KC and I kept looking at each other and going, “What about how we never have to do this again if we don’t want to?”
I’m sure it sounds super annoying to complain about traveling all around Europe (and don’t get me wrong, it was AMAZING) but you guys know that I like to tell the truth on here. Our travels have been wonderful and worth all the hard moments, but there are a lot of hard moments. And after this many trips, sometimes everybody is just TIRED (or, y’know, “three” or “15 months” aka prime toddler meltdown ages).
We spent four nights in Prague and stayed at an Airbnb that was a short walk from the city center. The first night we were there we walked over to Agave for dinner and had the best Mexican food we’ve ever had in Europe. Definitely recommend!
The architecture in Prague is amazing (even Prim was impressed, haha). I loved wandering through the cobblestone streets and ducking into the little shops (the wooden toys there are amazing!)
We walked up the hill to Prague Castle one of the days. It’s quite a hike up the hill and I ended up with Prim on my back for most of the way. Nothing like getting your exercise in while on vacation!
The church and castle are pretty impressive, and there’s a decent cafe where you can have lunch or coffee and snacks. We opted to have lunch up there, complete with very large beers because it was hot and everyone was a little grumpy.
Larky is unimpressed by KC’s selfies.
If you’re wondering whether I’m within the recommended weight limit for our travel stroller, the answer is definitely no. 
Prague, I hope to see you again someday!
Post about our final destination — Athens — is coming up next!