It's a Small World

As you may recall, a few months ago we packed up and said goodbye to our friends and our lives in Prague.  It was not easy but this wasn't the first time we had moved so I had a few tricks up my sleeve to help ease the pain. One such thing was making a plan to catch up with old friends that very first weekend after starting school.  That first week can be overwhelming and seeing a familiar face can really help.  And when those familiar faces have also moved away and are facing the same overwhelming feelings, it is doubly cathartic.

We chose to meet in Liechtenstein because it is about half way between Zurich (where N's family just moved) and Munich and because neither family had ever been there.  With only 37.000 inhabitants (in the entire country) and only 67 sq. miles of land, Liechtenstein is  one of the smallest countries in the world and is located high in the Alps which made it the perfect backdrop for our reunion.  Because it is so small, there really isn't much sight seeing to do so we were ready to just enjoy long, leisurly meals and let the kids catch up.

We met at the hotel just in time for lunch.  And upon the recommendations of our hostess and the fact that we were all starving because Svetlana (my GPS - those of you who know me well, know Svetlana and her proclivities) took us to a spot in the middle of the road, in the middle of nowhere, we were running a bit behind.  Our lunch spot was just 300 meters up the road and the food, the kids play room, the wine, the beer, the pancakes, the setting and the company were all out of this world.  We spent a few hours eating and drinking and playing (the kids, not the adults) while it poured down rain.  But when the skies cleared we headed across the street to the large outdoor play ground and let the kids go wild - young and old.

We finally headed back to the hotel, where we once again let the kids play at the indoor playground that happened to be right next to the sitting area for the bar (they really know how to make families happy).  The adults continued to catch up as the kids played the night away.   We finally took it back to our rooms and put some very exhausted, but very happy, kids to bed and went to sleep dreaming about what tomorrows adventures would bring.

Reunited! LM was one of MadHatters very first friends when we moved to Prague.