Today we went on an expedition to Karlovy Vary, and city about 2 hours outside of Prague. Karlovy Vary is famous for several reasons; Moser glass, Becherovka Liquor factory, healing fountains and an International Film Festival. When we arrived we toured the Moser glass factory. Moser glass is extremely high quality and is world renowned, supplying palaces and the extremely rich with their glassware. Then we toured Becherovka and learned some of the history behind the herbal liquor, and ended with a taste test of a few of their products. After that we walked around the city and had the opportunity to see some of the film festival and taste their famous healing springs. We also toured the village of Lidice which as destroyed by the Nazis in retaliation of the assasination of the Nazi leader in the Czech Republic- Heydrich.
July 8:
Today we are back in class for the first time since Sunday. This morning we learned about various aspects of Czech agriculture, including grain production, meat and dairy, and the effect that collectivization and privatization has had on the development of Czech agriculture. Next Martin Hlavacek came back to continue to present to us about the European Union, today focusing on the agricultural aspects of the EU. This afternoon a good portion of us are heading to Budapest for the weekend. We are really excited to tour this historical city, see the sights, and the ladies that are going are excited to try out the famous spa's of Budapest.
Clip of crystal being made at Moser
Drinking the spa waters in Karlovy Lazne
Lidice Childrens' Memorial- 82 children killed
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