The Countdown Begins

144. This is how many days there are until our European vacation. Here's what we know so far - we leave on September 11 (I know, it's an unfortunate date but read my earlier blogs about trying to redeem Darr's airline miles and you'll understand why the date wasn't even considered an issue when it came to booking the trip). We fly from Portland to Seattle, Seattle to London, and London to Prague. It's an exhausting transatlantic haul but one we hope will be more comfortable as I was able to secure us first-class passage (woohoo!). We've decided to spend 4 nights and 5 days in Prague (we're staying at Hotel Adalbert) but the rest is still up in the air, except for arriving in Milan to catch our flight back on September 24. I also expect we'll hit the outlet mall outside Milan before we leave because, let's face it, Prada at outlet mall prices is almost affordable. Not that I am the type to actually wear Prada, I'm not. But to own a cool pair of Prada shoes bought in Italy as a souvenir of our trip - that'd be cool.