I was in South Bohemia for nearly all of today. We left at 7:30 this morning for the brewery at České Budějovice about 200 miles to the south. Last night some of the group went to The Pub, so they were a bit late getting to the bus. They were also pretty soundly harassed by the Czech students, who were just as chipper as ever. A few miles outside of Prague (by my estimate, but keep in mind I’m not exactly sure where Prague ends…) there’s a bridge to nowhere spanning the river. Professor Voráček told us yesterday that it was built by professors, priests, and other academics who disagreed with the communists during their reign. He explained that they were forced to construct the bridge, but since they weren’t actually construction workers it’s fairly useless. ... read more

I just got my internet working today, so I need to post my entry from the weekend covering my flights and first day. Here goes! Today is my first full day in Prague. I woke up at five (after going to bed around one last night when we got back from the museum, but I’ll talk about that later) with the sun absolutely beaming through the windows. I immediately thought my alarm didn’t go off and it was around 8:30 or 9. I had no idea the sun rises so early here! I went back to sleep and woke up again around seven, then finally got out of bed when my alarm woke me up at eight. I went through my normal morning routine, brushing teeth, etc. While doing this I made the discovery that my ... read more