Saturday morning we had our first legislative simulation. My class was split into committees to draft legislation which will then be debated and put to a vote before the whole group. My committee was assigned to decide what the maximum punishment will be in our fictional country and when it will be used.
After the simulation our group was scheduled to go by bus to Plzen. Our plans changed and we went to a music festival in the very small town of Bechyně. A three piece jazz band played us into town in what was called “the parade.” Still and video journalists recorded our arrival, since our 111 students pretty much made the event. The festival was disappointing, but it was nice to get out of Prague and see some Czech countryside.
One of the things that interested me during our bus ride to Bechyně was how many American and multinational companies have large, stylish offices in Prague. Sony, IBM, Sun Microsystems, HP, Microsoft, KPMG, Deloitte, Citibank, Accenture, and 3M have offices here.
Exploring Bechyně
View of town from the ramparts of the castle
Me in a back alley of Bechyně