When today began, it seemed like nothing could go our way. We had an early morning scheduled, 5:50 am meet-up for a 6 am departure. Then, the bus was delayed, and the meet-up was moved to 6:15. Once we got on the bus, things were moving smoothly as we began the ~3 hour bus ride…
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Czech-nical Museum
Today we started the day by touring the company Nano Energies. They work with other companies to try and equate the amount of energy that is produced for the energy grid, with the amount of energy that is taken out. Then, we travelled to the National Technical Museum, and got a tour of a few…
Rain Czech for Fireworks??
Today we had free time in the morning, so I thought I would get some souvenir shopping done. I got to wander around the city looking for cool things, and then it was time to return to the hotel and meet for our tour of the Kunsthalle (which is German for “hall of art” or…
Double Czech the Weather Report
Today was a slightly colder and wetter day for our trip to Cesky Krumlov. We arrived there after a slightly longer bus ride, and thought that the rain might hold off for us. We toured the town and the castle. The moat outside the castle had an unexpected surprise… BEARS! The castle was really amazing…
Czech-ing Out the Art Scene
** Slight edit to yesterday’s blog: The yellow flowers are canola, not granola. lol Today started with a bus ride to Kutna Hora! We got to see the Sedlec Ossuary, which was built on land that used to be a cemetery. The cemetery held the remains of 40,000 people who died during the 13th century…
Czech Your Attitude
Today was a very fun day filled with one unique experience after another. We began the day with a bus ride to the Ledvice Power Plant. They gave us a very nice tour of the facility. Then, we went to the top of one of the towers and got an amazing view of the surrounding…
Czech the Language
Today was a very interesting day. The morning started with a lecture at the Charles University about the Czech language. It started with the history behind the language and how it was developed. Then, we learned some of the basic phrases and letter sounds. It was fun because it was a group of adults repeating…
Cash or Czech?
Today started with a company visit to Central Bohemian Innovation Center. It was interesting to hear their business model for helping new and existing start-up companies succeed in their respective industries. It was also cool to hear about some of their success stories, including a company that made glass nail files. On the way to…
Czech It! (“Amazing Race” victory)
Today we started the day with a history lecture at one of the Charles University buildings. It was a very interesting lecture and I learned a lot of cool things about the history of the Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia. It covered the time after the first world war (when the country was first established), WWII, and through…
Add That to the Czech List
Today was the second day that we were in Prague. The day started with a tour of the city. We started in the Jewish Quarter and saw some of the synagogues, a few of which are still active today. Then, we saw the Charles Bridge again and got lots of great photos (as seen below)….
Czech-mate: Arrival in Prague
Today was the first day that we were in Prague! After a long day of traveling Saturday into Sunday, flying from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia to London and finally to Prague, we arrived and it was breathtaking. We checked into the hotel and then took a tour of the Charles Bridge Museum, and got to know…
The Bloginning of My Adventures in Prague: Who am I?
My name is Abby Kocher (she/her), and I am from West Chester, PA. I have lived in Pennsylvania my whole life, but I have always rooted for Pittsburgh sports teams. My favorite team to support is the Pirates! I love reading, sketching, painting, doing yoga, walking/hiking with my parents, and I enjoy creative writing. I…