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September 19th 2010

Published: September 19th 2010

I apologize for the long wait for my next blog, these past few weeks have been ridiculous busy! It’s been more than a month now that I’ve been constantly traveling, be it to Boston, to New York, to the Czech Republic, back and forth between Prague, to Brno, to Moravská Třebová, and now on Thursday, I’m headed to Italy! It’s been a blast, but exhausting at the same time, and I’ve als... Read Full Entry

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Conference Room

Here's where we spent most of the week.

Charles University

We got to see some of the first university in Central Europe, founded by Charles himself.

Welcome to Prague

A window of a shop welcoming us.

November 17th

This is where the Czechoslovaks protested the Russians on November 17th, and several people were killed because of it. Every year it's flooded with people and candles to commemorate it.

Konvikt Restaurant

Right across the street from the former headquarters of the Secret Police.

Police

This modern police station was the home of the Secret Police. I can't remember the name of the street, but if you said that somebody had gone to this street, the people of Prague would flinch, since it meant that they'd never return.

Konviktska

The street leading to the Secret Police, Convict's Street. Also, Alex's hand pointing at a church.

Tower of Books

In the city library. Alex is very jolly, and Emily is in awe.

Statue of Keys

The entire thing is made of keys.

Jan Palach Memorial

This is the place on Wenceslas Square where Jan Palach set himself on fire and died at the age of 21 in protest to the increased Soviet occupation in 1969 following the Prague Spring of 1968.

Wenceslas Square

Looking down the square. We sampled some of the local street food just about every day.

The Invite

We needed these to get into the ambassador's house.

Ambassador's House

The backyard.

Ambassador's House

Under the terrace where everyone is standing is an Olympic-size pool.

Ambassador's House

My future residence.

Inside

It was built in the 1920s (I believe) by a rich, Jewish, Czechoslovak family, and purchased by the US following WWII.

Inside

Dining Room

I think I'll have breakfast here when I live here.

Terezka

The richest statue in Prague. A soldier (though I don't know when) who never married was so amazed by her beauty that when he died, he left his fortune to her and her alone.

19th September 2010

Mom
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Great Pictures......do I get a Wing?

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