text: Nevsun Resources Company Profile (TSE:NSU) Company Profile Analyst Ratings Earnings History Earnings Estimates Dividend History Insider Trade Headlines Social Media Chart About Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) Nevsun Resources Ltd. is a base metals company. The Company's two principal properties are the Timok Project in Serbia, which hosts the copper-gold Cukaru Peki deposit on the Brestovac-Metovnica Exploration Permit (the B-M Permit) and the Bisha Property in Eritrea, which hosts the copper-zinc-gold Bisha deposit and includes satellite volcanogenic massive sulphides (VMS) deposits at Harena, Northwest, Hambok and Asheli. The Company's principal mining operation is the Bisha Mine, which is located on the Bisha Property. The Timok Project is located in eastern Serbia near the Bor Mining and Smelting complex. The Timok project is located within the central zone of the Timok Magmatic Complex (TMC), in the Serbian section of the East European Carpathian-Balkan Arc. In addition, the Company owns the New Mogoraib River Exploration License, which covers an area of 630 square kilometers and the Tabakin Exploration License covering 184 square kilometers both adjacent to the Bisha Mining License. Industry, Sector and Symbol: Sector: Basic Materials Industry: N/A Sub-Industry: N/A Symbol: TSE:NSU CUSIP: N/A Web: www.nevsun.com Capitalization:Market Cap: C$788.15 millionOutstanding Shares: 301,974,000Average Prices:50 Day Moving Avg: C$3.13200 Day Moving Avg: C$3.4552 Week Range: C$2.06 - C$3.56 P/E:Trailing P/E Ratio: 462.86Foreward P/E Ratio: 52.20P/E Growth: -15.56Sales & Book Value:Annual Revenue: C$209.92 millionPrice / Sales: 3.75Book Value: C$3.08 per sharePrice / Book: 0.85Dividend:Dividend Yield: 5.1% Profitability:EBIDTA: C$71.33 millionNet Margins: 4.02%Return on Equity: -0.08%Return on Assets: 0.89%Misc:Average Volume: 696,881 shs.Short Ratio: 4.42 Frequently Asked Questions for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) What is Nevsun Resources' stock symbol? Nevsun Resources trades on the Tornton Stock Exchange (TSX) under the ticker symbol "NSU." How often does Nevsun Resources pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Nevsun Resources? Nevsun Resources announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, June 2nd. Investors of record on Friday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of 0.01 per share on Monday, July 10th. This represents a $0.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.53%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 28th. View Nevsun Resources' Dividend History. How were Nevsun Resources' earnings last quarter? Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February, 23rd. The company reported ($0.05) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.01) by $0.04. The company earned $36.19 million during the quarter. Nevsun Resources had a negative return on equity of 0.08% and a net margin of 4.02%. View Nevsun Resources' Earnings History. When will Nevsun Resources make its next earnings announcement? Nevsun Resources is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, August, 9th 2017. View Earnings Estimates for Nevsun Resources. Where is Nevsun Resources' stock going? Where will Nevsun Resources' stock price be in 2017? 6 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for Nevsun Resources' stock. Their forecasts range from C$4.00 to C$6.50. On average, they expect Nevsun Resources' stock price to reach C$4.93 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Nevsun Resources. What are analysts saying about Nevsun Resources stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Nevsun Resources stock: 1. BMO Capital Markets analysts commented, "Nevsun reported a new resource update this morning with encouraging data points, including estimated higher zinc (Zn) recoveries from the Harena deposit, and a new high-grade resource at Asheli. As NSU's original Zn and copper (Cu) recovery targets are not yet proven to be achievable, we are modelling more conservative long-term recovery forecasts for Bisha. NSU's share price has not rebounded post the dividend cut last month and we believe the price has now reached an attractive valuation point, despite our more conservative forecast. We therefore upgrade NSU to Outperform." (3/24/2017) 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "NEVSUN RESOURCES LTD., is a natural resource company engaged in the acquisition, exploration, development and production of mineral properties. The Company's portfolio is focused on properties in Africa with gold and base metal (copper and zinc) resources/reserves. The Company's principal mineral properties are the Bisha property located in Eritrea, North-East Africa. " (10/6/2016) Who are some of Nevsun Resources' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Nevsun Resources include Ferro Corporation (FOE), Hochschild Mining Plc (HOC), Innospec (IOSP), Coeur Mining (CDE), NovaGold Resources (NG), Elementis plc (ELM), Ferrexpo Plc (FXPO), Neenah Paper (NP), Atkore International Group (ATKR), Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd (OR), First Majestic Silver Corp. (AG), Breedon Group PLC (BREE), Orion Engineered Carbons S.A (OEC), Sirius Minerals PLC (SXX), Silver Standard Resources (SSRI), Dominion Diamond Corporation (DDC), Sibanye Gold Limited (SBGL) and Kraton Corporation (KRA). Who are Nevsun Resources' key executives? Nevsun Resources' management team includes the folowing people: Ian Wilton Pearce, Chairman of the BoardThomas S. Whelan, Chief Financial OfficerFrazer W. Bourchier, Chief Operating OfficerPeter Tam, Vice President - FinanceKen Engquist, Vice President - Project DevelopmentPeter M. Manojlovic, Vice President - ExplorationTodd E. Romaine, Vice President - Corporate Social ResponsibilityScott A. Trebilcock, Chief Development OfficerJoseph P. Giuffre, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate SecretaryR. Stuart Angus, Director Who owns Nevsun Resources stock? Nevsun Resources' stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sprott Inc. (1.14%), Hexavest Inc. (0.59%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.40%), Aperio Group LLC (0.05%), CIBC Asset Management Inc (0.04%) and DORCHESTER WEALTH MANAGEMENT Co (0.02%). Company insiders that own Nevsun Resources stock include Anne Elizabeth Giardini, Gary Edward German, Ian Pearce, Joseph Paul Giuffre, Peter Tam, Stephen Victor Scott and Thomas S Whelan. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Nevsun Resources. Who sold Nevsun Resources stock? Who is selling Nevsun Resources stock? Nevsun Resources' stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, CIBC Asset Management Inc and Great West Life Assurance Co. Can. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nevsun Resources. Who bought Nevsun Resources stock? Who is buying Nevsun Resources stock? Nevsun Resources' stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sprott Inc. and Aperio Group LLC. Company insiders that have bought Nevsun Resources stock in the last two years include Anne Elizabeth Giardini, Ian Pearce, Joseph Paul Giuffre, Peter Tam, Stephen Victor Scott and Thomas S Whelan. View Insider Buying and Selling for Nevsun Resources. How do I buy Nevsun Resources stock? Shares of Nevsun Resources and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX). Brokers that permit trading on the TSX include Fidelity, Interactive Brokers, PennTrade and Charles Schwab. What is Nevsun Resources' stock price today? One share of Nevsun Resources stock can currently be purchased for approximately C$2.61. MarketBeat Community Rating for Nevsun Resources (TSE NSU)Community Ranking: 1.8 out of 5 ()Outperform Votes: 156 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 268 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 424MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Nevsun Resources and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Consensus Ratings for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus ratings using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings. Each stock's consensus rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Ratings Breakdown: 2 Hold Ratings, 4 Buy RatingsConsensus Rating:Buy (Score: 2.67)Consensus Price Target: C$4.93 Analysts' Ratings History for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetDetails7/17/2017ScotiabankReiterated RatingSector PerformC$4.004/28/2017TD SecuritiesLower Price TargetBuyC$5.50 -> C$5.004/24/2017Royal Bank Of CanadaReiterated RatingOutperform3/24/2017BMO Capital MarketsUpgradeMarket Perform -> OutperformC$4.50 -> C$4.252/27/2017Paradigm CapitalLower Price TargetC$7.70 -> C$6.502/24/2017Canaccord GenuityUpgradeHold -> Buy10/5/2016Raymond James Financial, Inc.Lower Price TargetMarket PerformC$5.00 -> C$4.506/20/2016Dundee SecuritiesBoost Price TargetC$6.25 -> C$7.009/8/2015CIBCReiterated RatingSector Perform$5.50 -> $5.00(Data available from 7/27/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU)Earnings History by Quarter for Nevsun Resources (TSE NSU)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails8/9/2017N/A2/23/201712/31/2016($0.01)($0.05)$36.19 millionViewN/A10/27/2016Q316$0.01$0.01$22.50 million$22.90 millionViewN/A4/21/2016Q116$0.02$0.04$72.00 million$92.40 millionViewN/A10/29/2015$0.02$0.01ViewN/A7/30/2015Q2$0.08$0.05ViewN/A7/30/2015Q215$0.08$0.05$113.11 million$104.20 millionViewN/A4/30/2015Q115$0.06$0.06$108.12 million$117.20 millionViewN/A2/26/2015Q414$0.14$0.11$189.80 million$138.70 millionViewN/A10/30/2014Q3 2014$0.13$0.13$164.90 million$147.90 millionViewN/A8/4/2014$0.15$0.16ViewN/A7/31/2014Q2 2014$0.14$0.15$149.70 million$169.20 millionViewN/A5/8/2014$0.14$0.09ViewN/A5/6/2014Q1 2014$0.11$0.08$139.60 million$99.15 millionViewN/A3/12/2014$0.03($0.03)ViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $0.09QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20171$0.03$0.03$0.03Q2 20171$0.04$0.04$0.04Q3 20171$0.01$0.01$0.01Q4 20171$0.01$0.01$0.01(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Dividend History by Quarter for Nevsun Resources (TSE NSU)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date6/2/2017quarterly$0.011.65%6/28/20176/30/20177/10/20172/27/2017quarterly$0.011.51%3/29/20173/31/20174/13/201712/12/2016quarterly$0.044.85%12/28/201612/30/20161/13/20179/19/2016quarterly$0.045.08%9/28/20169/30/201610/14/20166/6/2016quarterly$0.044.6%6/16/20166/20/20167/8/20163/10/2016quarterly$0.044.66%3/29/20163/31/20164/15/201612/14/2015quarterly$0.046.45%12/29/201512/31/20151/15/20169/9/2015quarterly$0.045.3%9/28/20159/30/201510/15/20156/8/2015$0.046/26/20156/30/20157/15/20156/8/2015quarterly$0.043.8%6/26/20156/30/20157/15/20153/9/2015$0.043/27/20153/31/20154/15/20153/10/2015quarterly$0.044.72%3/27/20153/31/20154/15/201512/15/2014$0.0412/29/201412/31/20141/15/201512/16/2014quarterly$0.044.26%12/29/201412/31/20141/15/20159/11/2014quarterly$0.043.46%9/26/20149/30/201410/15/20149/9/2014quarterly$0.049/26/20149/30/201410/15/20145/27/2014quarterly$0.044.11%6/26/20146/30/20147/15/20145/23/2014quarterly$0.046/26/20146/30/20147/15/20142/24/2014quarterly$0.043.54%3/27/20143/31/20144/15/20142/24/2014quarterly$0.043/27/20143/31/20144/15/201411/14/2013$0.0712/27/201312/31/20131/15/201411/14/2013semiannual$0.073.97%12/27/201312/31/20131/15/20145/16/2013semiannual$0.074.01%6/26/20136/28/20137/15/2013(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU)Insider Trades by Quarter for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails5/11/2017Anne Elizabeth GiardiniDirectorBuy24,000C$3.13C$75,120.005/10/2017Anne Elizabeth GiardiniDirectorBuy46,000C$3.15C$144,900.005/9/2017Anne Elizabeth GiardiniDirectorBuy30,000C$3.09C$92,700.005/4/2017Joseph Paul GiuffreInsiderBuy10,000C$2.92C$29,200.005/4/2017Stephen Victor ScottDirectorBuy5,000C$2.85C$14,250.005/2/2017Stephen Victor ScottDirectorBuy7,500C$3.15C$23,625.005/1/2017Thomas S WhelanInsiderBuy50,000C$3.13C$156,500.003/17/2017Peter TamInsiderBuy10,000C$3.28C$32,800.003/9/2017Ian PearceDirectorBuy29,500C$2.50C$73,750.002/27/2017Joseph Paul GiuffreInsiderBuy18,500C$3.51C$64,935.0010/5/2016Gary Edward GermanDirectorSell20,000C$3.72C$74,400.009/2/2016Thomas S WhelanInsiderBuy50,000C$4.10C$205,000.00(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Headline Trends for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) Latest Headlines for Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineNevsun: Timok Is Worth More Than Its Market Capseekingalpha.com - July 27 at 5:24 AMNevsun Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NSU-CA : July 26, 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 5:24 AMETFs with exposure to Nevsun Resources Ltd. : July 24, 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 6:17 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) Receives Average Recommendation of "Buy" from Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - July 21 at 2:45 PMNevsun Resources: Significantly Undervalued Mining Corporation - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - July 20 at 2:36 AMNevsun Reports Final High Grade Infill Drill Results at Timok Upper Zonefinance.yahoo.com - July 20 at 2:36 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) Given a C$4.00 Price Target at Scotiabankwww.americanbankingnews.com - July 17 at 4:44 PMNevsun's Bisha Mine Back On Track? - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - July 17 at 9:29 AMNevsun Announces the Expiration of Cliff Davis's Transition Periodfinance.yahoo.com - July 15 at 7:00 AMETFs with exposure to Nevsun Resources Ltd. : July 14, 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 15 at 7:00 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) Reports Bisha Q2 Operating Results - StreetInsider.comwww.streetinsider.com - July 14 at 7:00 AMNevsun Reports Increased Copper Production in Bisha Q2 Operating Resultsfinance.yahoo.com - July 14 at 7:00 AMNevsun Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NSU-CA : July 12, 2017finance.yahoo.com - July 13 at 7:25 AMTop 5 Mining Stocks To Watch In 2017: H1 Review - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - July 7 at 7:43 AMToday's Research Reports on Lundin Mining Corp, Nevsun Resources, Trevali Mining Corp., and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.finance.yahoo.com - July 5 at 9:02 AMNevsun Reports New Lower Zone Drill Results at Timokfinance.yahoo.com - June 30 at 2:33 AMNevsun Offers A Margin Of Safety With Huge Potential - Videoseekingalpha.com - June 28 at 8:24 PMNevsun Resources Ltd (NSU) Ex-Dividend Date Scheduled for June 28, 2017 - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - June 27 at 6:59 PMNevsun Resources Announces Q2 Results Date and Updates Bisha Reserve Release Datefinance.yahoo.com - June 27 at 6:59 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - June 26 at 2:30 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Appoints Ian Pearce as Board Chair - StreetInsider.comwww.streetinsider.com - June 26 at 8:40 AMNevsun Resources Appoints New Board Chairfinance.yahoo.com - June 26 at 8:40 AMETFs with exposure to Nevsun Resources Ltd. : June 15, 2017finance.yahoo.com - June 16 at 8:19 AMNevsun Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : NSU-CA : June 13, 2017finance.yahoo.com - June 13 at 9:25 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) to Issue $0.01 Quarterly Dividendwww.americanbankingnews.com - June 5 at 9:14 AMNevsun Declares Second Quarterly Dividend of 2017finance.yahoo.com - June 1 at 7:45 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Buy" by Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 30 at 2:28 PMNevsun Resources Ltd. – Value Analysis (TORONTO:NSU) : May 23, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 23 at 6:26 PMNevsun Resources Ltd. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : NSU-CA : May 22, 2017finance.yahoo.com - May 22 at 9:52 AMNevsun: Confusion Creates Value Opportunity - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - May 19 at 11:40 AMNevsun Resources: Top Line Mining Playseekingalpha.com - May 16 at 6:38 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Director Buys 24,000 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 11 at 4:29 PMAnne Elizabeth Giardini Purchases 30,000 Shares of Nevsun Resources (NSU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 11 at 12:04 AMAnne Elizabeth Giardini Purchases 46,000 Shares of Nevsun Resources (NSU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 10 at 11:44 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Appoints Peter Kukielski as CEO - StreetInsider.comwww.streetinsider.com - May 10 at 12:00 PMNevsun Resources names Kukielski as new President/CEOseekingalpha.com - May 8 at 12:17 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Appoints Peter Kukielski as CEOwww.streetinsider.com - May 8 at 12:17 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Director Stephen Victor Scott Purchases 5,000 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 9:41 AMInsider Buying: Nevsun Resources (NSU) Insider Purchases 10,000 Shares of Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 9:40 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) Given Consensus Rating of "Buy" by Brokerageswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 5 at 8:18 AMNevsun Releases 2016 Corporate Social Responsibility Reportfinance.yahoo.com - May 4 at 6:59 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Director Stephen Victor Scott Purchases 7,500 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 4 at 12:30 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) Insider Thomas S. Whelan Acquires 50,000 Shareswww.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 11:12 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Given Daily News Sentiment Rating of 0.16www.americanbankingnews.com - May 3 at 6:48 PMNevsun Receives Strong Support from Shareholders at 2017 AGMfinance.yahoo.com - May 3 at 5:54 PMStephen Victor Scott Buys 7,500 Shares of Nevsun Resources (NSU) Stockwww.americanbankingnews.com - May 2 at 7:12 PMSomewhat Favorable Press Coverage Unlikely to Impact Nevsun Resources (NSU) Stock Pricewww.americanbankingnews.com - April 30 at 3:27 PMEdited Transcript of NSU.TO earnings conference call or presentation 28-Apr-17 3:00pm GMTfinance.yahoo.com - April 29 at 7:22 PMNevsun Resources (NSU) Price Target Cut to C$5.00www.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 10:06 AMNevsun Resources (NSU) Given "Sector Perform" Rating at Scotiabankwww.americanbankingnews.com - April 29 at 10:06 AM Social Chart Nevsun Resources (NSU) Chart for Thursday, July, 27, 2017 This page was last updated on 7/27/2017 by MarketBeat.com Staff


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The same ratings firm that held the United States hostage to its debt demands and gave the thumbs up to toxic mortgage assets is again in the news for bungling things. Standard & Poor's accidentally announced a downgrade Thursday of France's AAA credit rating.
S&P is investigating the false announcement.
With all these foul-ups, one wonders what rating Standard & Poor's would get if someone bothered to evaluate the raters, themselves. —PZS
Standard & Poor's accidentally released a message to some of its subscribers on Thursday saying that it had downgraded French debt from its top AAA rating.
S&P said it was investigating what had gone wrong and stressed that France still had an AAA rating.
The French market regulator AMF said it was also investigating how the error could have happened.

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text: Anyone have any opinions on this? (Beating the mods to it - keep it unpolitical). Even Walmart has announced all of their self-produced lines will be manufactured within the US. Chinas' skyrocketing cost of labor has made it nearly equal, and cheaper in some cases (large products that are expensive to ship), combined with increasing cost of fuel has made it cheaper to produce in the US than paying for it to be produced elsewhere. Infact 21% of manufacturing companies are preparing to move most, if not all, of their manufacturing back in to the US and we are going to finish 2013 with a positive figure in manufacturing jobs for the first time since the '90s or so (before someone cites the figure yeah it's only a net gain of 2,000 so far this year but that beats a loss of 500,000...). Some economists are predicting a gain as high as 100,000 next year and nearly all of these jobs are in the "middle class range", which varies greatly by region.


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Greetings all,
It's come time for me to update this old thing about my Easter adventures, and I have lots to say and only so much desire to write so much, so no time to dilly dally, let's get the ball rolling.
On Friday, April 3rd, Libor, Jana , Ivan , and I drove to Vienna with our friend Jevgenij , where he dropped the four of us off, and we spent the afternoon in Vienna. We went to the Schönbrunn Palace where we hung out, people watched, and enjoyed the suddenly warm weather that struck Austria. It was a beautiful day, and we took it all in, then caught the metro into the heart of the city and wandered around a little bit, before eventually finding our way to one of Vienna's train stations to catch our train north. I was very excited about the train we were riding on, it was technically headed to Warsaw , but parts of it were branching off at various stops, one such branch being Moscow. Libor, Jana, and Ivan all thought I was nuts for
Das Rote Rathaus
The Red City Hall in Alexanderplatz, former main square of East Berlin, named for the color of the brick, not for communism.
being so excited to be on a train headed to Moscow , but so be it. We met our friend Mio from Japan on the train, and the 5 of us were in a compartment together. Coincidentally, a friend of ours from France who lives in another part of Austria ended up also being in our compartment, and we had no idea that she was even going to Berlin, but so the 6 of us rode north for the night. Two friends of ours, David and Sarah, who're brother and sister, were in the compartment next to us, and both are straight from Graz. The train left Vienna at about 10:30 at night, and at about 9am, we arrived in Berlin's main trainstation.
April 4th was the day we got there, and first we found the hostel, as well as met up with Martyna and Nico , who had taken the train a day earlier. We set out to explore the sights, and, as we were staying in East Berlin, headed first to Alexanderplatz, which was the former main square of the East. We then just wandered around the East, saw the cathedral, went inside and wandered around
TV Tower, one of the symbols of Berlin.
there, as well as went up to the cupola where we could look out at the world's ugliest city. More on that later. However, Saturday was mostly a day just to wander the city a little and get a feel for it, and we ended up taking a 4 hour long boat tour through the rivers and canals of Berlin . The boat tour was fun, though it quickly got a bit boring when we couldn't fully understand the guide who did not shut up for a single second of the entire tour, but we got to see some cool stuff from the water that we normally wouldnt've been able to see, as well as a long stretch of THE wall, which was cool.
Sunday we slept in a little due to not having slept so well on the train the night before, and headed out for the Charlottenberg palace. We did a tour of that which was nice, though nothing in comparison to some of the palaces in Vienna, and then grabbed lunch at an Italian restaurant, sitting outside since it
Fountain of Neptune.
was beautiful weather. It was warm while we were in Berlin, and then the heat really cranked up in the Czech Republic, but again, more on that later. I baffled the Europeans while I ate spaghetti and French fries, washed down with a coke, but so it goes. Afterwards, we headed to the Gedächtniskirche, which was a church destroyed in World War II and left as it was, though a modern church was built next to it. That was one of my personal favorite things in Berlin. We then continued to the Victory Column that everyone knows Berlin for, walking straight down the middle of the road amidst traffic in order to get the best pictures possible. As it was already starting to turn into the evening, we decided to head in the directions of the Reichstag, which houses Germany's government, and saw that lit up at night. We continued there to the Brandenburg Gate, which was really cool, and finally we all felt that we had validation for coming to Berlin, since we'd been there more than 24 hours without having seen it. We strolled down Unter den Linden, then hopped back to Alexanderplatz, and from there went back
Ivan from Slovakia with a statue of Engels
to our hostel.
Monday the 6th we went to the Reichstag in the morning to try to go up to the cupola, but the line was way too long, so we decided instead to head back to the Brandenburg Gate to see it in the day, and from there head to Checkpoint Charlie. We stayed at Checkpoint Charlie for a while, which was the border of the American sector of Berlin and exactly where the wall stood, and read a lot of stuff there about the building of the wall, escape attempts, etc. etc. By Checkpoint Charlie we were also able to go and see a section of the wall, which was really cool, as well as an area of land behind it that would've been No Man's Land. We headed to Potsdamerplatz, where we grabbed lunch in the Sony Center and were assaulted by a waitress for trying to pay with coins she didn't like. The Euro has as coins: 1Euro, 2Euro, 50 cents, 20 cents, 10 cents, 5 cents, 2 cents, and 1 cent. One of my friends total came to something like 10.05Euro. He paid with a 10Euro bill, and then tried to give the 5
One of the few pretty sections of the city.
cents as two 2 cents, and one 1 cent. After getting yelled at by the waitress that she "didn't accept the small coins since she didn't like to carry them around," as well as arguing about prices , we all threw some nasty German words here way and bid her adieu. We strolled once more down Unter den Linden in the day, and headed to a memorial for the Jews killed by the Germans, which has turned into something of a playground which was pretty sad to see, and then grabbed some dinner. We then saw my favorite thing in Berlin, which was a synagogue destroyed during Kristallnacht. For those of you who don't remember, Kristallnacht was the night that the Germans went out into Berlin and destroyed, burnt, etc. etc., everything belonging to the Jews. We unfortunately couldn't go inside, but it was definitely very cool to see. Since it was our last night in Berlin, we decided to go out to a little cocktail place, and hung out there for the night chatting and feeling the relief that we would soon be leaving Berlin.
Berliner Dom
Berlin Cathedral.
Tuesday the 7th was our day for museums. We checked out of our hostel, and then headed to the Pergamonmusem, which houses an altar from Pergamon, in Greece. It was really cool to see that, and there were also lots of ancient Roman things, mostly architecture, as well as the Gates of Ishtar from Babylon
. That was very cool, and we spent a good chunk of time there. We then continued to "The Old Museum" , and saw various things from Egypt, including the bust of Nefertiti's head, which surely everyone has seen in every history book there ever was. Libor, Martyna, and I then grabbed a quick lunch and got once again seriously ripped off by those lovely Berliners, and then we all bid our adieu to Martyna, as she had to catch her train back to Poland. From there, we all split ways for the afternoon, and Libor and I went to the Reichstag, and, after about 40 minutes of waiting in line, headed up to the class cupola that's become one of the
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Berlin Cathedral.
images of Germany. Like everything else in Berlin, the Reichstag had been destroyed, but then it was rebuilt, and this time with a glass cupola on top that you can alctually walk up into on winding paths, and it sits right over the House of Parliament
, so that the German politicians can always look up to remember who it is that they're working for, the people of Germany...even though only tourists go there. We spent about 20 minutes at the top, but then we were out of time, and we had to head to the train station to meet everyone else. After grabbing some food to take with us, as well as corrupting some Europeans , we piled back into the train, and left Berlin at about 5:30pm. Luckily for Libor and me, we only had to travel about 7 hours, as we weren't headed back to Vienna, but rather...Prague!
Before I talk about the Republic, though, I figure I should give my "summing up" of Berlin. I hated it. Ok, that's maybe a little bit strong, but I think that was my first and potentially last trip to Berlin. Though I've never been interested
Berliner Dom
Berlin Cathedral.
in Germany , this sort of confirmed it. Of course, I'd like to go to other cities in Germany, but I honestly have no interest in returning to Berlin. The first thing is that it's a very ugly city. Everything was obviously destroyed, so it was all rebuilt either to resemble something old, or so modern and so odd and ugly that it's just a really big turn off. There's a lot of American influence, but I can't really describe it, it's sort of like trashy America. They have McDonald's, Burger King, Dunkin Donuts, and Pizza Hut all right next to each other, and it just came off to me as a really cheap imitation of home, and just promoted a really bad image of America. The entire time there I never felt particularly comfortable, and I was literally thinking most often about 5:30pm on the 7th when we'd head out. I have also never met people who were ruder than Berliners. The only times we had good experiences in restaurants were when we had non-German waitors, otherwise, they were just flat out mean. Also, regular people were very rude. To get into our hostel, we needed a code,
Das Alte Museum
The Old Museum, which has the artifacts from Egypt.
and of course, our first night there, the code wasn't working. Martyna was punching in the numbers that we were telling her, but it wasn't working, and there was also a woman waiting with us that had to get into the building. She started saying very, very nasty things to Martyna, calling her dumb and whatnot, in German obviously, and our friend from Austria stepped in and asked her to politely back off, as we weren't from Berlin, let alone from Germany. The woman then asked where Martyna was from, which was something Martyna had been trying to avoid the entire time in Germany, what with history being as it is, and when our friend said Poland, the woman switched into English and started saying cruel things about Poland, saying that Martyna was dumb, and Poland is a backwards, poor country, how pathetic it is, this that and the other thing, to the point that it got ME mad, and, being the only one there with English as a native language, I took the reigns and answered back to this lovely woman, giving her first a piece of my mind, but also intentionally talking as fast as I could, which
Berliner Dom
Front of the cathedral.
really threw her for a loop. Overall, it was a fun trip in Berlin due to the people I was with, but I have nothing short of absolutely no interest in ever returning there.
So, back to my adventures. On Tuesday night , our train made a stop in Prague, and though Libor and I had tickets to Vienna, we jumped off, where we were greeted by his cousin, Anna, whom I'd met over Christmas and is fluent in German . She lives and works in Prague, though is from the same place as Libor , but is currently inbetween apartments in Prague, so Libor and I actually stayed in her old place by ourselves. Thus, for 3 days, we were kickin' it in our own apartment in Prague, which was a blast. On Wednesday, we headed into the city, but we were careful about what we chose to see. Our instructions were to avoid the city's center, as Anna would be giving us a personal tour on Thursday. Thus, we ended up first heading to Vyšehrad, which was the original place that the kings of the Czech Republic lived, etc. It was really cool, very pretty,
Berliner Dom
Front of the cathedral.
and we had awesome views of the entire city. We stopped there and got a rohlík, which is a type of Czech bread and one of my favorites, and just sat on a bench enjoying it all. The weather was absolutely gorgeous, in the 70s the entire time, which was just fantastic seeing as I'd asked Libor about the weather and he said it'd still be pants and sweatshirt weather, so I had no shorts with me. However, that wasn't his fault, as we later heard on the radio that the week+ that he and I were in the Czech Republic was the hottest it had been in April in more than 230 years. After our rohlík, we took a stroll down the Vltava, Prague's river, where we saw the National Theatre and the Dancer House . We crossed the Vltava, and headed to Petrín. Unfortunately, I can't properly spell how words are in Czech with accents and whatnot, as this website doesn't accept those characters for some reason, but so it goes. Thus, we climbed up Petrín, which is like a mini Eiffel Tower, and from there also got to overlook the entire city. It was getting to
R to L: Sarah [Austria], Ivan [Slovakia], Jana [Slovakia]
be time for lunch, though, and we were in the center of the city where things are significantly more expensive, so we hopped on the metro and just rode until we felt like getting off, and ended up on the south end of the city, where we got a quick bite to eat. From there, we headed back into the city to the Jewish quarter, carefully avoiding the actual middle of the city, and wandered around for a bit. Unfortunately, we were there a bit late and so we didn't end up going into anywhere, as we had about a half an hour before the entire Quarter shut down, but that was most definitely not my last trip to Prague, so I'll get to see all that later and then you can all see my pictures, etc. We then headed up to Letenské Sady, which is a park, where we relaxed for a bit, looked out over the city, and enjoyed just being in Prague. We have a few friends here in Graz from Prague, one of whom was home for the break, so we'd called her earlier and we ended up meeting up with her for dinner, where we
Libor and Martyna
sat at a small local restaurant on the sidewalk and date gulasch with a beer, true Czech style.
On Thursday, we got up and headed across the street, to see the largest cloister in Europe
, which was nice. We then headed into the city where we met Anna, and with her, we went to Prague's castle, which houses the government of the Czech Republic. We were there on the hour, so we got to see the changing of the guard ceremony, as there are guards stationed during the day at all the entrances to the castle, which was really cool. We saw the castle's cathedral, as well as where Obama had spoken roughly 48 hours previously. We then walked down to Charles' Bridge, which was naturally packed with tourists but very cool. For those of you who don't know, Charles was basically the most important person in the history of the Czech Republic. He was a ruler in the 1300s, and is still very loved by all. He commissioned the bridge to be built so that he could get from his residence on one side of the river to Prague's castle where he would work and
Mio from Japan.
whatnot. The best thing I think about the bridge is they say that he followed astrology and numerology very closely, and thus decided to build the bridge on the 9th of July 1357, laying the first stone at 5:31am. Why, you might ask? When you line up the date, it goes: 1 3 5 7 9 7 5 3 1, thus making a bridge. Pretty cool, huh? Another legend is that they locked the stones in place using egg yolk. We got lunch at a secret little local place Anna knew in the center, and then continued on to the main square of Prague, where we saw the Orloj, aka the clock that on every hour plays and windows up with the 12 apostles and whatnot, as well as the major church of Prague, which I can't even describe, you'll just have to look at my pictures. We continued on to Wenceslas Square, which yes, is the same as the Christmas song, where we saw the Museum of National History, and roamed around a little bit. We then bid Anna adieu, and did some wandering on our own, heading back to the Orloj to see it play, as we ended
Fountain Games
Libor, Ivan, and Sarah playing in a fountain.
up there exactly on the hour which was kind of cool. We went back to the same restaurant for dinner, as it was relatively cheap but also quite good, and hung out there for a while, before heading out into the night to see everything lit up.
On Friday, we went to Prague's castle first to try to get into the cathedral, but the line was once again way too long, but we did end up seeing the major changing of the guard that takes place everyday at noon, where they also do a flag ceremony and whatnot. We then tried to go to the Jewish cemetary, but, being Good Friday, it was unfortunately closed. One more time, we went back to the same restaurant , and then headed to the train station, where we said so long to Prague, and headed for Linhartice, Libor's village. Hillary had asked me how to pronounce it, which I suppose is a valid point, so I'll tell you now: Leenhartyeetsay with a rolled r. We got there at about dinner time, so we ate, hung out, caught up with everybody, and watched a movie on
Berliner Dom
Inside the cathedral.
tv that's near and dear to the Czechs: Slunce, Seno a Pár Facek, which was funny.
Saturday the 11th was a great day. Libor and I headed out with Josef, Libor's stepdad, to a city about an hour away from Linhartice, where we ended up at a racetrack. Josef's boss' son races little racecars, so Josef was going there to help with the engine, knowing lots about cars and whatnot. Libor and I went with him, and there we ended up doing some racing, though not with the professionals, of course, as well as riding 4-wheelers, both of which were a lot of fun. In the afternoon, we headed to Čistá, a tiny little village, where we saw Libor's brother Radim play soccer, which was also fun, though not the best soccer I've ever seen in my life. We ended up riding home with the team on the bus, which they all got a kick out of, as I was most often either the American from Austria or the Englishman from Austria, but they were fascinated that I spoke Czech. We got off in Moravska Trebova and Radim and Pavla's , and then went with Radim and bowled
Berliner Dom
for the evening, which was fun. Oh right, and did I mention what I ate for lunch? Rabbit. That's right, ladies and gents, the day before Easter and I ate rabbit. Yep, I'm going to hell.
On Easter Sunday, Libor and I headed out into his village on a mission. We had to find a certain type of tree, and from it, cut down about 20 branches 10 for each of us, so that we could make our mrskačka, which is made from 8 of these branches that you then braid together, and it makes sort of like a whip. The Czech tradition is that on Easter Monday, the men go from house to house and whip the women, and then are given a painted egg or candy, and then do a shot of slivovice, which is like vodka, just more powerful. Anyways, Easter Sunday was spent making then, then hanging out for the afternoon. In the evening, we had dinner, which was over an open fire and it was indeed mackerel. That's rights, ladies and gents, on Saturday he ate rabbit, on Sunday he ate fish off the bone. Is there anything he won't do?
On Easter
Berliner Dom
Monday, we were up at 7:30am, and, after a huge breakfast since Libor's mother wanted us to have lots of food in us, we headed out. First, of course, we had to use our mrskačky against his mother and his sister, and we got candy from both of them. We then went to his grandparents', where his grandmother gave us both a shot of slivovice, so, at 8:17am, it was bottoms up. Josef, Libor, and I then headed around to several different villages visiting people, a lot of whom I'd met the last time and were shocked to see me again, and I met a bunch of new people, too, who were all fascinated by me the American. Overall, it was a lot of fun, and we all got lots of candy that I'll be eating for the next few months now. Lunch was also fantastic, as Libor's mom made schnitzel, and she made something that was a lot like mashed potatoes, which was the first time I'd eaten that in who knows how long but it was very very very very good.
Tuesday the 14th I don't really have anything to say about. We basically just hung out
From the top of the cathedral, the TV Tower and Rotes Rathaus.
in Linhartice for the day, watched some tv, played outside, nothing too excited.
On the 15th, Libor and I headed into Moravska Trebova and did some errands there and wandered around a bit, and then just hung out in Linhartice, played something like homemade bocce for a bit with Lenka . We also were both roped into "agroturismus," as Libor lives in a little village and they grow a lot of their own food, and Libor and I ended up being the horse and pulled the plow while his grandfather rode behind, shouting, "hya, horses, hya!" We're pretty certain he got quite a kick out of it. Afterwards, we went out with Josef and rode on his dirtbike in the hills behind the house, though with Josef driving. Josef that taught me how to ride a regular motorcycle that he has in the street in front of their house, which was also great, though surely Lisa would have had a cow.
On the 16th, Libor and I went to Mestecko Trnavka, the village Libor grew up in, and visited with his dad for a bit. We then headed to Bouzov, the castle that we'd been at when
Not exactly the prettiest place, huh?
I was there for Christmas. We were able to do a tour this time, and there were actually ironically two other Americans there, though I didn't talk to them. The castle was really nice, and had been used for German knights, seeing as the Czech Republic was both at one point in history a part of Germany and of Austria. In the evening, we said farewell to Josef, who had to go to Austria for work, and then just hung out for the night.
Friday the 17th was the busiest day. We all woke up early, as we were going to head to Svitavy, a city about 25 minutes from Linhartice which was once the capital of Libor's region, but then borders were redrawn, etc. I ate breakfast with Lenka, and found out what I was eating was actually sardines , and then we headd out. We went up to Svitavy, which was a really pretty city, and spent a little time there. Then, we came back to Moravska Trebova, where we did some errands and ended up going out to lunch. We hung out in Moravska Trebova for the most of the day, and then went to a
From the cathedral.
little village named Vranova Lhota, which is where Libor's grandmother lives, as it was her birthday. She speaks German, so that was fun chatting with her, and I also met some of Libor's cousins, as well as his aunt and uncle, all of whom were very cool. In the evening, we went back to Linhartice and hung out there for our last night, and watched a movie on tv, the second installment of Slunce, Seno a Pár Facek, the movie we'd watched on our first night there.
On the 18th, Libor, Radim, and I went into Moravska Trebova to watch Libor's soccer team play. There're various levels of professional soccer in the Czech Republic, and Libor plays in one of them, so he technically is a semi-professional goalie. By luck they had a home game, so we went to see them, and they played against Svitavy, the city we'd been in the day before. It was a great game, and lots of fun, and Moravska Trebova ended up winning 1-0, which was cool. We then went back to Linhartice, where we had a big lunch, hung out for a little, and then said our goodbyes. We caught the bus,
From the cathedral.
then the train, and then another train, and 2 1/2 hours later were standing in Brno, the city where Libor studies and where his grandfather lives. We caught the tram out to the region of the city where his grandfather lives, had dinner, then headed back into the city, where we met up with some of Libor's friends. We hung out with them for the night, which was a lot of fun, and all spoke in a combination of Czech-German-English, as they all have had to learn both German and English, and obviously have Czech as their first language.
On Sunday the 19th, Libor and I headed out to Brno's resevoir, which ended up taking an hour to get there with the tram, but it was very cool once we got there, and people everywhere. We walked around there for a bit, and he drilled me with questions about boats and water and such, as that's all foreign to him, which was interesting trying to translate a lot of stuff in German, but so be it. It was gorgeous weather, so we stayed there for a while, before heading back to Libor's grandfather's.
Monday we got up, packed
From the cathedral.
From the cathedral.
our bags, had some lunch, and then headed to the bus station. We caught the bus from Brno to Vienna, and then ended up having to wait for the train for an hour since we were 4 minutes too late. We then rode back on down to Graz, where I've unfortunately been having to get back into the swing of things with school and whatnot, which is really not going over too well.
Overall, it was a blast, I had a great time in the Republic. We spoke the entire time in Czech, I only spoke with Libor and his grandmother in German, so I improved
my Czech a bit, and it was a lot of fun to experience a new and totally different Easter. Anyways, this has been a real novel, and now I have to upload the pictures, so I'm going to stop writing, as you're probably falling asleep anyways. Talk to you soon!
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24th April 2009
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poor wabbit! great pictures! miss you!xok
24th April 2009
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Wow! Sounds like you spent a lot of time writing this. I know I appreciate it!!!!! Glad you had fun. Munich is nicer!
25th April 2009
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What a wonderful trip, Matthew! Sounds like a great time. Should we be expecting a motorcycle on Linden Street anytime soon???? I know it takes a great deal of time to write and put your pictures up, but I so love hearing about your adventures. Take care and hopefully we will hear from you soon.
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What a feat to take us thru the travels of Matthew and friends. Loved it..........Your culinary tastes are improving...... we will have you eating chicken feet and sea slugs yet!!!!!!!!!! To experience the cultures of others is what is so rewarding.........but beating women with those twigs for treats..........I don't think I like that one myself!!!!!!!!!!!! Pictures were great to go along with the blog. Thanks for the effort. Know that it was a lot but we all loved it. Love ya, Nanny
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great trip
Sounds like you had a great time all over.....you do need to visit other parts of Germany.....people say similiar things about New York and Paris, so maybe you include Berlin....for the most part everyone is the same all over....some are just better to you.... now where are you going next with your traveling buddies? Love, Grampy
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