First Trip out all together (Riegrovy Park)

So Friday the 30th we made our first trip out as a family. We headed over to a park that was near some flats we had been looking at. The park is called Riegrovy and it is very large. It has a beer garden/restaurant, lots of open green space with paved paths, and a children's playground. There is also an indoor swimming pool and an outside track. We got there late in the evening and were only able to use the playground for about a half hour before they locked it up. It seemed silly though that it got locked up at all since the fence around the playground was only 3.5 feet tall and the kids were climbing over and back at will. What made us laugh most was that people started leaving as soon as we arrived. This continued until we were basically the only ones left. At this point a woman came over, started in Czech then quickly realized we did not understand a word she was saying, changed over to (limited) English and told us that the park was closing for the night. It was very nice of her to do this but made us realize that we really needed some Czech language & reading skills...even if it is just the basics! As you can see in the pictures (Click the picture above to see all the pictures from the trip) the cherry blossoms are out already here. There are some fantastic views of the city from the park as well. On the way back we stopped at an Albert Grocery store. It is a very large chain of stores here and they can be found all over the city. One thing of note is they charge 5 Crowns (a little less then 25 cents) per plastic bag at checkout. Also, there are no baggers at any of the supermarkets. Most people bring their own bag(s) with them. We have been carrying small backpacks and load these up when we go to the store. They even have little packing areas after the checkout line where people have space to pack their bags before leaving the store. There are some pictures of the houses around the park and the street out in front of the Albert store as well.