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important place, and its viewing covers a huge area. For a four-hour excursion, we visited the Holy Weekla Cathedral, the residence of the Czech President, the Golden Lane, the St. George's Basilica and the Czech Museum of History. Then we went to the Old Town, and saw the Prague "pearl" - Charles Bridge. After a long tour, we went to lunch and enjoyed Czech national meal - bread dumplings at the Swiss pub. After lunch, excursion to the Prague National Theater. There we introduced the buildings surrounding the National Theater Area, we went up to the theater roof, sat on several theater balconies, enjoying the beautiful and glamorous design. In the evening, along with the teacher, we continued walking through the old town of Prague, revealing the city's special steam. 03.10. Wednesday we met at 9 AM morning and went on a tour of Prague's Old Town. The excursion was run by Czech students, introducing us both to the history of Prague and its prominent buildings. It was very interesting at the Klementium library, a monument of the writer Franz Kafka seemed peculiar. After lunch, overflowed with energy, we went to see the Old Town Square and the famous Astronomical Clock, the magnificent Catholic Church. This day had deepened our knowledge of world’s history and was full of new impressions. 04.10On Thursday morning we did group work in school. Czech students prepared literary quiz, where we had to answer questions about Czech Republic and literature.Five teams were competing, three winning teams got cakes as a award. In afternoon we took a walk around old city, tasted the infamous Czech waffles, but in the evening we went to National theater and watched a play ‘’The Little Prince’’. The play was very peculiar and was filled with different effects. We shared our impressions on our way back to hotel late in the evening. 05.10On the last day of the project, we went on a tour of Karlsteel Castle, 25 km from Prague. The excursion gave us an excellent opportunity to explore the Czech Republic outside of Prague. A guided tour of one and a half hour was presented to us by one of the most beautiful historic castles in the Czech Republic. Karlsteel Castle is fascinated by its splendor, historicity and amazing architecture. After visiting the castle, we went to a restaurant, where in a nice, sincere atmosphere we received certificates. On our way to the bus we buy souvenirs and then go back to Prague.