Czech Republic - the Motherland! I have not visited in 15 years. Thanks to the generousity of my dad and step-mom, Nicolas and I were able to have the most amazing vacation ever. Two weeks of seeing the most beautiful places - exploring castles, eating gourmet, and living large in general...(sigh) But alas, it seems we were having too good of a time and the real world had to give me a good sucker punch: my bag was stolen on the train the day before we left. In it was my new camera along with 600 pictures I had lovingly taken. Also ... (more)