Students:Monday, Day Three

Another day of adapting to a fluid situation with the programme. The day began with a quick tour of HSK down to the square and then a walk to the border crossing and the Mikulaš adit where we were met by pan Pakosta who distributed helmets for a guided tour through the former silver mine shaft, including a stop-off at the local troll's brandy stash hidden in the former armaments storage area. Walked back up the hill to meet up with the town's deputy mayor, pan Pakosta Junior, who showed us the vintage laundry press and then chatted to the students in the cinema about the current town situation. Back to the hotel for lunch, followed by arrival soon after of the deputy mayor of Horní Jiřetín, Vladimir Buřt, who spoke about his town's battle with the mining companies and the efforts to breach the mining limits. Mirek Havranek and Jan Melichar then arrived from Prague to deliver presentations on the state energy plan and the externalities of breaching the mining limits. The day ended with a student assignment to map stakeholder relationships from the perspective of individual stakeholder groups. Off to Germany tomorrow.