My mom retired from teaching in June 2008 and one of her retirement project was to take all three of her daughters on a trip alone with her. First my older sister Marie-Claude chose to go to California, then my middle sister Gen chose to go to Russia, and finally my mom and I chose to go to Prague and Vienna together. We went from Thanksgiving weekend to the first week of December for a total of 10 days. We had a great time and both cities were beautiful. Prague is more medieval and Vianna is more like Paris. It was very interesting to learn the history of both cities, from the impact of the Holocaust to the Hofburg Empire, to the classical history of musician like Mozart. We experiences various entertainement in both cities. In Prague we went to the opera Carmen, which is actually a french opera but it was so hard to understand that I ended up reading the english subtitles! In Vienna we went to the Swan Lake ballet, a classical concert from the Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) orchestra, considered one of the finest in the world, and finally we went to the Spanish Riding School at the Hofburg Palace to see the world famous Lipizzaner stalions perform. Everything was amazing.
Here are a few pictures, I tried to limit them to 20.
View of Prague at night from Prague castle
St.Vitus's cathedral inside Prague castle
A view going down from Prague castle
Prague castle with the famous Charles Bridge
Day view of the city from Prague Castle
The famous astronomical clock in Prague
Christmas market in Prague
View of Prague from tower
Christmas market in Prague
St. Vitus's cathedral, I liked the gargoyle all around the cathedral
Again St. Vitus's cathedral inside Prague castle
Another view of Prague
The Jewish cemetary in Prague
Our bedroom in Vienna, just like a Palace!
Schonbrunn palace in Vienna, it's the summer residence of the Habsburg's family
Hofburg palace
One of the many Christmas market in Vienna, in front of City Hall
Stephansdom's cathedral in Vienna
Mozarthaus, yes it was Mozart's house
Spanish Riding School inside the Horgurg Palace
View of Prague at night from Prague castle
St.Vitus's cathedral inside Prague castle
A view going down from Prague castle
Prague castle with the famous Charles Bridge
Day view of the city from Prague Castle
The famous astronomical clock in Prague
Christmas market in Prague
View of Prague from tower
Christmas market in Prague
St. Vitus's cathedral, I liked the gargoyle all around the cathedral
Again St. Vitus's cathedral inside Prague castle
Another view of Prague
The Jewish cemetary in Prague
Our bedroom in Vienna, just like a Palace!
Schonbrunn palace in Vienna, it's the summer residence of the Habsburg's family
Hofburg palace
One of the many Christmas market in Vienna, in front of City Hall
Stephansdom's cathedral in Vienna
Mozarthaus, yes it was Mozart's house
Spanish Riding School inside the Horgurg Palace 
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