GrandDuchess said:
Then we're 2!
If Mary wants to learn more about Europe, then she should really go on trips where she gets to know the local culture - not visiting a lot of things connected to her own country Denmark (the bakery, concert etc).
For me there's no clear point of this visit, they should make up their minds - either make it an official visit connected to promoting Danish export/culture/etc as we see many heirs do, or then make it a trip with a purpose to learn about the country in itself - and then it should be about gettign to know the local culture, business life, politics etc etc..
{rude retort deleted - Elspeth} Have you ever read the original source for this? Or is it just hearsay from other boards?
Whether you think it is allright or not. Here was some of the program:
21 September 2006
11.00 Visit to 3rd Department of Internal Medicine,
Charles University Faculty of Medicine, Karlovo náměstí,
Facility for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis and
diabetes, based on co-operation with Danish
pharmaceutical companies NYCOMED and Novo Nordisk.
14.00 Boat Trip on the River Vltava, hosted by Mrs. Livia
Klausová. Departure: in front of St. Francis Church.
16.30 Reception, Ambassador’s Residence, Kopernikova 10,
Prague 2
19.15 Arrival Rudolfinum, Ceremonial Entrance. The concert by
the Danish National Symphony Orchestra will start at
19.30
22 September 2006
09.30 Visit to the Danish Bakery, Bilkova 8/6
10.00 Old Town Hall, meeting with Mr. Pavel Bém, Lord Mayor of
Prague, Staroměstské náměstí 1, Prague 1
11.00 Visit to B&O store, Pařižská, Prague 1
11.45 Visit to Strahov Monastery Basilica and Library
12.40 Visit to Prague Castle, lunch hosted by the wife of the
President of the Czech Republic, Livia Klausová.
On the website is was only mentioned as a short visit to Prague. The rest is just what some press wants to maken out of it, good or bad.