A view across the river of the Palace and Cathedral |
Shortly thereafter, Professor Kaufman, our newest and youngest professor, resigned for
Clock Tower in the Main Square |
Well… as usual, I overestimated my salesmanship. Even with the excellent help of Lisa, we ended up with hearty crew of seven of us, including me, that made the trip. I am the only professor on the trip. I have the good fortune, however, to be with six wonderful people. Four are graduate students, Mike, Melissa, Donna, and Johana. Donna’s friend Vita joined and lastly, Max is an alum of both SBNM and the North Park Seminary. Max and Donna have been on several of these trips. The three of us were in Sao Paulo last year. Bottomline, we are all adults, self-sufficient, and responsible so, in essence, there is very little to manage. We are an easy and congenial group. Our agency, ISP, has set-up everything. We all have an app on our phones with our itinerary, background on the country and culture, a write-up of each place we are visiting, and suggestions of what to do on our free time. Their app is like a travel guide.
Prague? We have been here two days and it has not disappointed. Often when you hear
Cobblestone Streets everywhere, some are quite narrow. |
We took a tour of the city on our first morning here. It was a brisk spring day that got increasingly windy as we approached the river beautiful Vitava river that divides the city in two. In a word, Prague is magnificent. It is so different and steeped in history than we are used to and eye-opening in that regard. I suppose that if one lived here, one would perhaps
Symphony Hall |
Melissa, Max, Johana, Mike, Vita, Donna and our tour guides Teresa and Katerina |
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