Blogs from Czech Republic, Europe - page 242

today was our first full day in prague. it was exciting, fun, stressful later tonight and finally the stress was resolved about 10 minutes ago. we woke up at 7:30, got ready and then went downstairs for breakfast. it's the only meal they provide us with, so we were all about taking advantage of that. but...we got downstairs and the line was ridiculously long and moving slowly. plus, we had to meet one of the czech students at 8:30. so we decided to venture out and locate someplace to grab some juice and breakfast. we found a cute little convenience type store- so i got "cappy" brand juice (it's by coca cola, and the brand looks like minute maid) and a bagel looking pastry to eat. after breakfast, we all met up with cyril (i'm probably ... read more

I had never considered how the large stones used in constructing castles and churches were lifted. Today we discovered how this was accomplished. During the winter we saw the crane under construction, but not the finished model. The crane will stay on display at the St. Vitus Cathedral for a period of time. Then it will be moved and used in a renovation project on a castle in the Czech Republic. I would love to see it in operation. ... read more

Hello everyone, Everyone said that Prague is beautiful and I agree. It didn't suffer a lot of damage during WWII. Except for an incredible amount of graffiti (worse than any other city that I have visited) they keep the buildings painted and in great shape. Czech Republic has been a democracy since 1989. It was a peaceful transition from communism, called The Velvet Revolution." Enjoy the pictures. Bye for now, Donna... read more

After three flights, we're finally in the Czech Republic! I'll spare you the details...it was a lot of waiting...that was not fun. Today we have spent time getting to know the other people in the program, including the Czech students. We arrived in Prague (or Praha), went through customs, got luggage, met with the students and teachers we'd be working with, and got in vans to our dorms. Check in took a while at our dorms...apparently they had mixed up all the groups or something...I don't know. Anyway, our dorms are in this beautiful building. Right now the majority of people living here are American students on programs similar to ours. We are living in a three bedroom place, which also has a kitchenette. Pictures to come later...you know, after I take them. There are seven ... read more

yesterday was an early morning after a night from hell. first there was the drunk girl singing alanis morisette outside along with other drunks and their chatter...then was the tolling of some stupid bells...then was the 2:30 intrusion of more roommates who decided to make as much noise as possible and shine flashlights everywhere...last but not least was the freight train snoring that woke us up around 4:30...earplugs hardly helped... after having a breakfast of warm milk with corn flakes and tang, we showered and then headed back to bohemia bagel since kasia was still hungry. i wrote postcards and journaled. then it was off to albert's, the grocery store, since we had decided to be frugal. i bought dried fruit, nuts, some kind of cheese-bacon bread, and a bunch of chocolate. then it was off ... read more