Today we celebrated the perfect weather by getting out of Dodge and taking the train to Kutná Hora, a smaller town known for its founding by the Sedlec Abbey, its silver mining heritage, and its Jesuit College. Students visited the goth paradise of the Sedlec Ossuary, or “bone church”: a chapel built over a centuries-old cemetery boasting piles of corpses’ bones assembled into crests, mounds, and chandeliers – you’ll hear more from one of our students on this site soon.
We then strolled over to the city center, the charming architecture and panoramic views of which make clear what qualifies Kutná Hora as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Students divided their time between the ultra-modern GASK contemporary art museum, and the beautiful cathedral of St. Barbara.
After a good wander, our whole group headed to a public pool/fountain structure tucked up behind the cathedral. With a round wooden dock in the center and a veritable moat of sun-warmed water all around, this made for the perfect sendoff: a quick foot-dip before heading back to our train to Prague. The lesson: if see a pool, get in it.