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Monday December 07, 2009 at 10:44

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Off again to overseas destinations for work.  The latest trip brought me to Prague, Czech Republic, and Madrid, Spain.  I arrived in Prague not quite sure what to expect.  I’ve been told how amazing it is there, so I was excited none-the-less.  Once I landed in Prague, I noticed all of the farmland, and I thought, “Ah, just like home in South Dakota.”  Not much of a drive later, I saw hills, a river, and numerous buildings, some that date back as far as the 11th century. I had the opportunity to visit Prague Castle with its breathtaking St. Vitus Cathedral and gorgeous Gothic architecture, walk through the Old Town Square and Jewish Square, and I also took part in a very important, momentous occasion in Prague.  I was there during the 20th anniversary of the student demonstration march to combat communism, what they call The Velvet Revolution.  The entire city reenacted the walk the demonstrators took back in 1989, so I started on one end of the city with THOUSANDS of people and walked to the other end.  The President spoke, bands played, and CNN covered the celebration all day.  I was indeed lucky to take part.  Aside from the fun and sites, I worked with an advertising agency, Tribal DDB, for content consultation. See that top photo? Yeah, that’s not a postcard; that’s my view from the advertising agency.  Everyone was so incredibly friendly and offered much needed advice to me on what to do, where to go, and especially how to get there (again, another metro system to learn with numerous stops and bus changes…in a language very close to Russian, I might add.)  After my adventures in Prague, I flew to Madrid to meet with some other Daktronics colleagues for a customer meeting.  I did not venture far, mainly because I was without my luggage for 2.5 days (DO NOT ever assume that because you’re close, travelling from one European stop to another, that there will be no problem with your luggage…I learned the hard way) but the sites and shops I did see were lovely, and the Real Madrid stadium was HUGE!  And I cannot tell you how happy I was to take 2 years of Spanish in high school…my broken Spanish helped quite a bit, especially when ordering food…wish I had taken more years of it though.  The entire trip was very successful, and I hope I get the chance to visit both cities again as I continue working with our customers in these areas.  Until next time… (Post by Stef Manning)

Off again to overseas destinations for work.  The latest trip brought me to Prague, Czech Republic, and Madrid, Spain. 

I arrived in Prague not quite sure what to expect.  I’ve been told how amazing it is there, so I was excited none-the-less.  Once I landed in Prague, I noticed all of the farmland, and I thought, “Ah, just like home in South Dakota.”  Not much of a drive later, I saw hills, a river, and numerous buildings, some that date back as far as the 11th century. I had the opportunity to visit Prague Castle with its breathtaking St. Vitus Cathedral and gorgeous Gothic architecture, walk through the Old Town Square and Jewish Square, and I also took part in a very important, momentous occasion in Prague.  I was there during the 20th anniversary of the student demonstration march to combat communism, what they call The Velvet Revolution.  The entire city reenacted the walk the demonstrators took back in 1989, so I started on one end of the city with THOUSANDS of people and walked to the other end.  The President spoke, bands played, and CNN covered the celebration all day.  I was indeed lucky to take part.  Aside from the fun and sites, I worked with an advertising agency, Tribal DDB, for content consultation. See that top photo? Yeah, that’s not a postcard; that’s my view from the advertising agency.  Everyone was so incredibly friendly and offered much needed advice to me on what to do, where to go, and especially how to get there (again, another metro system to learn with numerous stops and bus changes…in a language very close to Russian, I might add.) 

After my adventures in Prague, I flew to Madrid to meet with some other Daktronics colleagues for a customer meeting.  I did not venture far, mainly because I was without my luggage for 2.5 days (DO NOT ever assume that because you’re close, travelling from one European stop to another, that there will be no problem with your luggage…I learned the hard way) but the sites and shops I did see were lovely, and the Real Madrid stadium was HUGE!  And I cannot tell you how happy I was to take 2 years of Spanish in high school…my broken Spanish helped quite a bit, especially when ordering food…wish I had taken more years of it though. 

The entire trip was very successful, and I hope I get the chance to visit both cities again as I continue working with our customers in these areas.  Until next time…

(Post by Stef Manning)