Autumn colours, indian summer and the botanical garden in Prague

We are blessed to live in a place where there are so many things to do for home schoolers.. well this is why its hard to leave Prague. We had a bit of a struggle though with getting colds after colds after colds in more than a month almost constantly, with a few days here and there that we could actually do stuff, and those days were amazing.

We have had such warm weather its been summer until almost the end of September, then it was cold for a while and the summer came back so we could go to a lake and play at the beach. The water was freezing though!

The quarry Mlekojedy - half an hour north of Prague. The picture doesnt make justice for the bright autumn colours.

It was amazing that we could play in the water and get some sun like this in the middle of October in Central Europe!

There are small beaches all around it, you need to check its safe for the kids though. The water is crystal clear. Where we were at the east side it was shallow and it was just us there.

There is an island. And some people were windsurfing.

One of my favourite places in Prague is the Botanical garden, its stunning with the autumn colours and its still blossoming there. They have activities for kids and workshops - we went there with friends a few times and also on worldschooling excursions. I like the pumpkin exhibitions. Also there is a tropical glass house called Fata Morgana. Outside of it Banana trees grows. There are places for bbq and beautiful walks. And ponds with turtles and a bee house, and many strange and beautiful things.

The sunsets over the vineyards and Troja castle are truly stunning.

Edward in a giant spoon. He loved it!

They are so creative, here a witch with spiderweb and there was pumpkin snow white and other things.

Kids loved playing in the tipis.

The tower was a bit leaning but fun and a little scary for the kids to climb.

The same artist made these metal giraffes.

I was taking a photo of the pumpkin carving but Winston threw a ball at me!

Feeling exotic with banana trees planted outside the big green house.

Maddie with her pumpkin creation.

One favourite part for parents is the Vinotéka sv. Klára, on the vineyard slopes towards the Troja castle and mazes. You can drink wine from there and eat grapes in the sunset. It is too hot in the summer to do this, but the autumn and spring is just lovely. You can reach the botanical gardens with bus 112 from the metro stop Nádraží Holešovice, it only takes 10 minutes or so. If you are feeling more adventurous you can walk through Stromovka park and take the (free of charge) little boat to the other side of the river. 

The best is to start at the north of the botanicals and make your way down the hill. 

Map for the quarry Piskovna Mlekojedy