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Summer in Europe is in full swing — and did I ever take advantage of it this month! One thing I love about living in Prague is how easy it is to get all over Europe. Whether you’re looking for a seaside getaway or a mountain escape, you’ve got plenty of options.
This summer took me on seaside getaways to Italy and Croatia — in addition to enjoying the best of Prague.
Let’s take a look at this month — the last full calendar month of my thirties!
Destinations Visited
- Ponza, Palmarola, and Rome, Italy
- Prague and Průhonice, Czech Republic
- Split and Korčula, Croatia
Highlights
The biggest highlight of the month is that my permanent residency in the Czech Republic was approved! Part of me is in disbelief…four years ago I was hoping and praying to be allowed to enter the country during that first COVID summer, and now I have permanent residency?! Life comes at you fast!!
Permanent residency is the equivalent of a green card in the US — the right to stay, work, and live here forever.
Usually it takes five years of residency and a language test before you can get Czech permanent residency; I was able to get it so quickly because people married to an EU citizen can get it after two years of residency and one year of marriage, no test necessary. I applied right after our first anniversary. (Charlie is still considered an EU citizen in the Czech system because he got his permanent residency here before Brexit went through.)
This month I have a meeting to get new biometrics taken for my new ID — which is great because I look like Buzz’s girlfriend in my current ID. Woof.
My July began on the island of Ponza, just off the coast of Lazio, Italy. Ponza is a nice, low-key island. There isn’t a ton to do here, but there are a lot of boat trip options, and we took a boat to the nearby island of Palmarola! (I think that brings my Italy island count to around 22, not counting mainland Sicily or Sardinia!)
Once again, staying at Grand Hotel Santa Domitilla was the big highlight, and we enjoyed a full day of lounging by the pool for the first time in…FOREVER!
On the way back, we had a layover at Termini Station in Rome, which allowed us to grab lunch at Mercato Centrale, right next door. We had to get the tramezzini with…
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