PRAGUE!!!!
We're in Prague!! Finally we are here...after the most stressful airport experience EVER. Let me just say that AirFrance and STA Travel suck at the moment. We got to the airport with plenty of time to make our flight but when we went to check in they informed us that we were each only allowed 20kg of luggage...which is NOTHING. We were all expecting to at least be allowed 50 lbs but apparently that was not the case. A bunch of people in our group got charged a ton of money (thankfully I didn't because I carried on my ridiculously heavy and oversized dufflebag) and we spent so long arguing with them that some people were "waitlisted" for the flight...including our professor and our director. So basically most of our group was just ready to head to Prague without our leaders...thankfully they made it on the plane at the last second. Anyway we finally made it to Prague and it is gorgeous here!!
We got in around 7 last night and settled in for a bit in our cute hotel before heading out to find some food. We actually came across this great pub/restaurant right near our hotel...great, CHEAP food. Finally a place where our dollar gets us a good exchange rate! Haha. I had an amazingly huge dinner and a huge mug of beer for under 10 bucks :-) We walked around for a bit after dinner and explored the beautiful old town. It's so beautiful...like a storybook illustration.
Today we had two venue visits...at a PR firm and then Czech Television. They were both interesting but it was a lonnng day. The second visit was over two hours long of walking around the television studio. It was an interesting experience because the man we met with didn't speak English so he had a translator which lengthened the entire presentation. But it was cool to see the innerworkings of a television station in the Czech Republic. The tv industry here is so new because before the fall of communism, the television was extremely limited. Now, although there are still only a few channels, people are allowed to broadcast whatever they want.
After the venues we explored more of Prague's Old Town. We're staying in the most amazing area...right next to Kampa Island which is right underneath the Charles Bridge (the famous Prague bridge) which is right next to Old Time. I realize that was a bad explanation but for those who have been to Prague...you know it's a great place. :-) We walked around a bit more and I fell in love with the city even more. It's just such a different feel from London and Paris...much more down to earth and old world. Now we are going to venture out to find some more food...possibly in the Jewish quarter. Tomorrow we have two more venue visits including a private tour of the Prague Castle by the President's assistant. :-)
We got in around 7 last night and settled in for a bit in our cute hotel before heading out to find some food. We actually came across this great pub/restaurant right near our hotel...great, CHEAP food. Finally a place where our dollar gets us a good exchange rate! Haha. I had an amazingly huge dinner and a huge mug of beer for under 10 bucks :-) We walked around for a bit after dinner and explored the beautiful old town. It's so beautiful...like a storybook illustration.
Today we had two venue visits...at a PR firm and then Czech Television. They were both interesting but it was a lonnng day. The second visit was over two hours long of walking around the television studio. It was an interesting experience because the man we met with didn't speak English so he had a translator which lengthened the entire presentation. But it was cool to see the innerworkings of a television station in the Czech Republic. The tv industry here is so new because before the fall of communism, the television was extremely limited. Now, although there are still only a few channels, people are allowed to broadcast whatever they want.
After the venues we explored more of Prague's Old Town. We're staying in the most amazing area...right next to Kampa Island which is right underneath the Charles Bridge (the famous Prague bridge) which is right next to Old Time. I realize that was a bad explanation but for those who have been to Prague...you know it's a great place. :-) We walked around a bit more and I fell in love with the city even more. It's just such a different feel from London and Paris...much more down to earth and old world. Now we are going to venture out to find some more food...possibly in the Jewish quarter. Tomorrow we have two more venue visits including a private tour of the Prague Castle by the President's assistant. :-)
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