My Eyes Have Seen

Today (Sunday) it is a BEAUTIFUL day in Prague! I finally got to wear short sleeves and sunglasses. Our second orientation with the Master of Accounting (MAC) students wasn't until 1pm, so I also got to sleep in and then go exploring. I only explored the area around the pension b/c I needed to meet the MAC students at the pension at 12:30pm to leave for the institute. However, I felt like a little kid when I was out. I was walking up and down hills, looking at the tall churches, buildings and castles, all while making sure I knew how to get back. No problems.

Orientation went well and Dana did a great job giving us a tour of the area around the Institute (Old Town Square, New Town Hall, the market, local library, post office, best places to get/exchange money, etc). It was so helpful to have her point things out because on our own we probably would have not discovered things like this... These are doors to a garage, but check out what the little circles are...
Little heads!

After orientation, one of the students taking the Graphic Design studio and I went searching for something to eat. In our exploration, I saw many stores that I would like to peruse...including H&M (Penny, Troy, and Evette know what I mean). Anyway. We ended up at a restaurant very close to the Prague Castle. The meal consisted of a chicken broth vegetable soup, chicken steak (looked and tasted like chicken breast to me), fries, and something like a watery thin pancake folded with strawberry filling. I can't remember the Czech name. It was all very good.

We started heading back to the tram stop, but I didn't really know where I was without turning completely around. The student had just arrived on Saturday night so he hadn't ventured out and already said he didn't have the best sense of direction. Oh, brother! So we looked at a map and just when I was ready to turn around and back track my steps, I felt like I should try one more block up. Thank God it was right where I wanted to be! I felt like I had just found a pot of gold. I had my hands up like Rocky did when he reached the top of the stairs. I was clapping...quietly and really did say "Thank the Lord" out loud. Also, during this moment of excursion, the student pointed out to me that one of Soulja Boy's recent songs was playing on the radio in a store we walked by. Being that I'm not the biggest Soulja Boy fan, I thought "OMG, I can't even escape this guy in Prague." Too Much!

Well, the internet is down again today (yesterday also), so I'm actually typing this in Word so I can post it when the internet is available again. They say it should be fixed tomorrow (Monday). We'll see. Tomorrow is the first day of summer classes. I'll be at work just like you.

Here are some pictures from my walk today.