Our last night in Budapest was an unforgettable one. Many of the students went to Freedom's Square to watch the Spain-Chile FIFA soccer game in the park (and help cheer for Spain alongside the native Hungarians). It was immersion at its best. Afterward, we spent the evening enjoying the various sites of Budapest on our own before heading back to the Astoria hotel to get ready for the journey into the Czech Republic.
By 9:30 this morning, our train was pulling out of Budapest's central-city station. Six and a half hours later, we've arrived at the second destination of our chronological study of the fall of Communism- Prague (or Praha in Czech). From the 1956 Hungarian Revolution in Budapest, we're jumping 12 years ahead to learn about the Prague Spring of 1968. From there, we'll fast forward another 21 years into the Velvet Revolution of 1989 before moving on to Warsaw on Wednesday, June 30.
As lame puns have become a staple of the group, I guess you could say we've officially czech-ed in.
-Alex :)
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