From here on it'll be intense.

That's a cheesy way to post pictures, but for now, I give up waiting until I can find a cleaner solution.

Classes started today, finally. Well, technically, they started yesterday with a trip to an exhibit about the Vienna Secession at the Municipal House, an incredible Art Nouveau building.

In the evening, we went to see Prague Big Band led by a Czech jazz pianist cum composer named Milan Svoboda at the Reduta Jazz Club, which has the distinction of being the location for the Two Presidents Jam Session (Bill Clinton on sax, but while both Vaclav Havel and Vaclav Klaus were present, I don't know who the second jamming president is.) PBB, a 16 member combo crammed onto a non-existant stage (complete with baby grand!), rocked. All but two "tyoons," as he called them, were composed by Svoboda.

I also tried Becherovka, a cinnamony, spicy liquor only available in the Czech Republic. I'll have to sneak some of it back with me 'cause it's good.

Today, we went to see the giant model of Prague in the Town Hall Tower. We also went to the top of the tower for the view. It's in a better location to see the heart of Old Town and it's higher than the Powder Tower, so there's more to see.