I’ve been meaning to write about our thrilling and dramatic trip back to Praha but as always here I am with the same excuse, I’ve been BUSY! Okay, we left Manila on May 17 on board KLM in the morning via Amsterdam. WE were expected to arrive that evening in Praha. WE would be my dad, my mom, little C and myself. Yep, I brought my parents back with me to Europe!

Anyway our flight was delayed so we arrived in Amsterdam 30 minutes after our plane to Praha left. Waaaa! Unfortunately, it was the last flight to Praha for the day. There was no other choice for us but to stay in Amsterdam for the night courtesy of KLM. We were billeted in Van Der Valk Hotel Schiphol A4 Amsterdam, the sanctuary of airline passengers who had missed or cancelled flights! We met some Filipinos who were also on the same flight as we had from Manila to Amsterdam. We arrived in the hotel only a few minutes before they closed their restaurant. Dinner was buffet style but I was very tired to even enjoy the food.

Van Der Valk Hotel Schiphol A4 Amsterdam

Anyway, we were rebooked to the next morning flight at 7:10. We planned to take the 6:00am hotel shuttle bus which would drive us to the airport. Breakfast was superb! It was buffet again and this time after the little night’s rest my stomach was craving for food. There were plenty of cheese varieties, delis, breads and fruits. We ate in a hurry and were finished with our meal on time for the shuttle bus.

While on the way out, my Dad who was carrying little C uttered alarmingly. What could be the cause? Little C’s poo poo leaked out of her diaper and into dad’s arms! Geeee! I was in a panic! Who wouldn’t? It was the last piece of clean clothing I had for the baby then there was a whole busload of passengers waiting for us! I hurriedly cleaned her up and let her wear the previous day’s attire. Just when we’re ready, mom came back with a disappointed and sad look informing that the bus left already. More waaaaa!

to be continued…

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