Kylie's Ab-raad!: Exploring!

August 25^th

I figured that while we are all on this beginning blogging/picture kick I should try to update as much as possible :) So….

We started off this morning with a surprisingly good breakfast in our hotel (they have a coffee/espresso machine!) Before heading off to a tour with Gaberiel, a tour guide who has worked with Westmont students for years. Hayley is in love with him and creepily stalking him.

He was AMAZING. We had to run to keep up with him, but he lived up to the legend that he’s become with past students. He took us through the castle and explained a lot of the context for the churches that we toured. It was hilarious to hear him as he mocked the Czech people for trying to create a history and traditions that don’t necessarily correlate with what actually happened. But he also got us interested in our Nationalism class by explaining how each country in Europe has such a common history within the Hapsburg Empire, and because of that, each country has a much richer history that you’d normally think. And after that, we got a chance to explore the main square in the city for lunch.

Finally, we went to a church on the grounds where John Hus began sharing his ideals prior to Martin Luther and the beginnings of the Reformation. The Pointers had us sing in the main chapel because the acoustics were beautiful!

Now, were sitting in the breakfast room of the hotel and making a group effort at blogging… Hayley says she “feels like she’s totally in Europe now that were drinking espresso and blogging”. :)