Praha

It is good to start writing again after almost a week. The next topic on the list is Praha.

It was very beautiful. It is as nice as Budapest but as modern as Germany and Austria. So we get the nice things of both. And apparently they also are influenced a lot with classical music as Mozart performed there many times. So it was nice to watch Don Giovanni performed in the National Marionette Theater although it was in the original language which is Italian.

Another nice thing to know is about Jan Hurst. I have not heard about him before. But it turns out that he is one of the pioneers in the reformation movement. He was inspired by John Wycliffe and later on Jan Hurst’ writings influenced Martin Luther. This is a great example on how one’s contribution lead to another contribution.

In terms of food, perhaps the highlight is on how they innovate the old Transylvanian cake that we tried in Hungary. But instead of just the original version, they have many different versions where we can choose many things like nutella, soft ice cream, strawberries, even pizza.

Another thing was on how to learn to let go. I only knew about Dancing House at the last evening, something that we talked a lot in teaching students in Design and Technology on how to do shape borrowing. Initially I thought it is just a weird house which I don’t really need to visit. But since it was already late, I let it go. Surprisingly, the next day we pass that house on our way to airport that I can see it in person.

Perhaps God uses this to remind me that when we let go something for Him, He can easily give it back to us in His time.