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During our last two weeks in Prague, BabyBird joined us. Our after school activities included Království železnic (Railway Kingdom) the largest model railroad display we ever seen, the LEGO Museum, Czech Repubrick, the Mirror Maze on Petrin Hill, the Karel Zeman museum, and the Banks of the Nile exhibit at Náprstek Museum of Asian, African and American Cultures.
Railway Kingdom
Mirror Maze
LEGO Museum
Model of Ještěd Hotel at Czech Repubrick
Mummified cats at the Banks of the Nile exhibit
Our weekend day trip was to České Budéjovice.
České Budéjovice town square
We got together with our language teacher and classmates from last year. It was a great night and conversation. We stayed until closing.
Language class was tough this year. We had three different teachers. They insisted on instruction in Czech only. Immersion technique and intensive course do not go together well. I think we learned less and more slowly than we would have if some explanation would have been in English. It is very challenging to learn a language you do not know that is explained only in the language you do not know. We successfully passed the final exam and received our certificates, but it was not as fun and empowering this year. The immersion technique, inconsistency of teachers, and facilities that are not handicap accessible are reasons we are unlikely to do this again next year. We are more likely to invest the money in a personal tutor instead of the class setting.
Next up, a week of school free vacation in Plzen.
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