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"When- if not now? Who- if not us?" -slogan of Czech
Students during Velvet Revolution |
I’ve been here a few days now and Prague continues to
confirm that it is the perfect city to live and study in. We’ve gotten lost a few
times using public transportation and have gone to their version of a giant
kmart maybe one too many times but no matter where you are standing on the
cobblestone streets each building has it’s own character and charm. We went on a walk around New Town, which began in the 14th century...yeah not very new, which was lead by our program director Jan. We made our way around Charles
University campus and went through the Botanical Garden (don’t worry,
definitely coming back to study the plants, lib studs). One of the highlights
though was when we stopped at the memorial of the first protest on November 17, 1989 that sparked the Velvet Revolution that Jan actually took part of! Lenka, my Czech teacher, as well as Jan have been explaining how independence is still so new for the Czechs that they are still adjusting to their free lifestyle. This year they will even be voting for their own president.
We then walked along St. Ignacius church to the New Town
City Hall and climbed too many stairs for an amazing view of Prague outside the
windows of the tower. Prague has been nicknamed the "golden city of 1000 spires" because of all the towers and cathedrals there are to admire.We definitely deserved our zmrzlina (ice cream)
afterwards at the famous "U Itala"!
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