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Visiting Ratiborice - the Real Life Fairy Tale |
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Most of these photos are at or not far from Ratiborice - that's grandmother's house in all the Czech fairy tales. Honza spent a lot of his time playing here as a kid, since his mother worked as a guide at a nearby chateau. And it does look like right out of a fairy tale! |
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My friend Honza and Regina as we start our journey down fairy tale memory lane. |
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This is the old mill just a stone's throw from grandmother's house. The wheels still work. They use wooden gearing. Back in the old days people used water power to generate mechanical energy. |
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Here Honza and Miki are just approaching grandma's little cottage by road. |
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Here's another pic of Adrspach. The Czechs have made several movies up here. |
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Well after a nice long day of hiking nothing is more refreshing than skinnydipping in the mountain lake. Hey, Honza how's the water? |
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Can you figure out why Regina is smiling? |
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George tending to his flock of goats in Prague. Incidentally, did you know that the Czech term for shepherd is also the term for pimp? |
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We thought about adopting this pretty kitty, but Miki managed to talk us out of it. Such a jealous little bitch she is! |
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