Nov 8th-22nd

We've had a quiet couple of weeks here with our usual work and school routines. Teaching six different classes has been keeping Charyssa very busy. Rod has been working on developing some new lab experiments demonstrating principles of medical physics as part of his sabbatical projects. We have however, found some time to do some fun things around Prague, several even outside as the weather has taken a milder turn. We went to the biggest mall in the Czech Republic, OC Letnany. It's big and they have their Christmas lights up. It's paradise for kids with an indoor pool and an ice skating rink. The kids had fun trying out the pool.


We also spent a sunny Sunday afternoon in a nearby park which was once the royal game park used for hunting. The white building is shaped like a star and was used as an aristocratic hunting lodge. It was built in 1556.






November 17th was "Freedom and Democracy Day", a national holiday which marked the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution in this country. Things have changed so swiftly in this country as they've moved from a Communist system to democracy, and a real effort is being made to have people to look back and remember. We went to an exhibition at the National Museum that chronicles the last sixty years of Czech history and learned a lot. Just across the street you can see a McDonald's in a building decorated with Socialist art that glorified the common worker. We thought it was an interesting contrast.



On a lighter note, we took in a professional soccer game and got to see Prague's AC Sparta team beat Liberec by a comfortable 2:0 score. Happy Thanksgiving to everyone from us!