F*ck Florenc!

As I described in the previous post, we - Julie and I especially- have had a knack of getting a little confused. Instead of going into every story in depth, I thought it would make more of a point to understand the predicaments in a step by step example of our biggest mess up thus far, Monday afternoon. 

1- Dana, Bri, Julie, Claire, Claire, and Olivia try to find their way to the Tesco, go to Namesti Republicky, where there is not a Tesco in sight

2 - Dana, Bri, Julie, Claire continue to search in the Namesti Republicky mall – no success

***  Positive: We found frozen yogurt and KFC for breakfast( Can you say, “American?!") 

3- Dana and Julie continue Tesco search. After 3 metro stops and a 10 minute walk, they almost give up before asking for directions and realizing they are in fact, standing below Tesco.

4- Dana and Julie realize they have gone to maybe the furthest possible Tesco, and now are holding soy milk, pots, pans, towels, and other groceries, again lost 

5- Dana and Julie strategize to go to the metro station past their typical one because then it is a downhill walk. "Oh, they seem equidistant! We are so good at navigating the city!"....not

6- Arriving at Florenc metro stop, Dana and Julie do not recognize anything. They walk the long way around the station and arrive where they started, approximately 20 minutes

7- Dana and Julie walk up a giant hill in the "right direction", aka the wrong direction, aching feet, biceps, and fingers(from the very very thin-strapped Czech plastic bags)

8 - Dana and Julie finally go down the hill for a nice 45 minutes walk

9 - Dana and Julie arrive at their apartment and crawl up to the 3rd floor with pure joy

10 - Dana and Julie PTFO until dinner, after a shopping excursion from 10 AM to 4 PM JUST FOR GROCERIES

This is just one example of the many times we have struggled with directions, such as being one block away from the main bar street and accidentally walking 30 minutes in the wrong direction instead. Another great example was when I sprinted all the way back to the supermarket for my "lost wallet" that had been in Julie's purse the whole time. While Im sure this will be added to later, hopefully, it will happen with less frequency. Even though these struggles were long, hot, and ended with aching feet and long naps, were getting there, and someimtes its funny along the way! I can tell you I definitely will not forget climbing a mountain with a pot in one hand and a towel in the other. However, I can say that I will never choose the option of going to the Florenc metro station again.