Chris Hogan- July 18-19, 2011

July 19th

Today we headed out on an excursion. Our first stop was to a strip mining operation. We had the opportunity to go into the mine. It was impressive to see the massive machinery from such a close perspective. After lunch we visited the town of Most. In Most, we visited a church from the 15th century which had been moved nearly a mile from its original location as a result of the mining operation. It was an example of the considerations taken when strip mining. Though the church was preserved, many villages were engulfed by the mining operation, forcing out the residents.











July 20th

On Wednesday, it was back to the normal routine. We headed to a full day of classes; however it is our final day of regular classes. I think it made us realize just how fast our trip has flown by! After classes some of us headed out to the movie theater to see Harry Potter. It was the final movie of the series and many of us were sorry to see the series go. After our last "normal" day we all packed up our things and prepared for our six-day study tour across the Czech Republic.