It was a 16 hour drive (including ferry ride) from Copenhagen to Prague. The city of Prague is absolutely stunning, although arguably dirty as hell. Czech food was a little bland yet I tried as much Czech type food just to say that I experienced as much as I could during my stay. The people in my opinion were not really that friendly, I felt like I had to constantly check my pockets to ensure my Czech Krones were still around… drug dealing seemed to be quite prevent and prostitution as well (this statement got a little old for me: “hey baby… how about a little this a little that… 500 crowns” a.k.a about $30). Strip clubs everywhere with human ads all over the places luring potential customers in their strip club… “hey man, I got the best girls in town…” blah blah blah. It was a fun city but it got old really quick. Admittedly the poor weather conditions did not help.
On a positive note, the city was really beautiful, food was decent, beer was GREAT! On a more professional note, my business group and I visited 3 companies in the Czech Republic: Skoda, 02 and Skanska and 1 company in Berlin: Invest in Germany.
All the visits were fascinating in their own way. Personally I was most interested by Skanska due to the fact that I have some experience in the construction field and was able to interact more with the presenter during Q & A. I was a little disappointed with my tour group itself, some students did not take it as seriously as I would have hoped and that definitely presented a problem. You see some students do not take classes at DIS for credit so their incentive to get involved and learn as much as possible from this fortunate opportunity is diminished…. How sad huh? Overall I enjoyed the experienced. One of the most interesting points I derived from this experience and business in the E.U. is that many companies within the E.U. focus on premium, high priced products. However due to high subsidies and tariffs over a long period of time, all industries have grown with a dependence on some type of state aid. This in my opinion is extremely dangerous for European companies especially considering globalization and increased international competition. THEY CANNOT HIDE BEHIND THE WALLS OF THE E.U. FOREVER. I could elaborate, but at this time you have either lost me, maybe have not even reached this sentence or don’t really care. But if you do and you want to debate about it let me know, I am fascinated by the subject.
In Berlin I went to the Jewish Museum (I actually learned a lot at this place, very interesting), the topography of terror (history on the SS and their unforgivable acts of terror), the Reichstag and the Museum of Medical History (fascinating museum… I would elaborate on its contents but out of fear of politically correct sticklers, discussing the contents would probably not be a good idea so I will keep that to myself or you can question me about it through e-mail). There were other places, but it seems so long ago already…
Well I am getting lazy at this point, the weather is beautiful outside, I promised myself I would start running, so that is what I am going to do now. Would love to hear your comments!
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Prague is architecturally stunning and a breeding ground for supermodels—Europe's most beautiful city.Getting lost in the labyrinthine cobblestone lanes of Mala Strana and Old Town Old World ambience paired with great nightlife and a buzzy hotel scene.
Prague hotels are so attractive and service is irreproachable.
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