January 19

We started out today with a familiarization tour of the city, including famous sites such as the Prague Castle, St. Vitus Cathedral and the Royal Palace. Our guide was very enthusiastic and knowledgeable but slightly overwhelmed by the size of our group. The tour started at our hotel, which was located at the top of a very large hill, throughout the tour we slowly walked down this hill and ended up in the center of the city. After the tour we had the afternoon free to eat lunch and discover Prague for ourselves.

We met that evening for dinner in a local Czech restaurant that served Czech food. During dinner we had live entertainment in the form of a talented accordion player, a violinist, and two Czech dancers. The entertainers were very interactive with the audience and even managed to get several students involved in the dancing. I think that everyone had a good time eating and laughing.