A Recent Adventure...

Hi Everyone, Hope all is well. Recently a good friend and her family took me to an area known as the South Moravia region in the Czech Republic. This is where my friend grew up and she wanted me to see and experience different aspects of Czech culture in the villages. I had a wonderful time and there were several festivals going on during the week-end of our trip. I have posted several pictures in this post and the previous one--so after reading this post be sure to scroll down to take a look :)

The first picture is of a bridge built in the 1920s and was in the hometown of my friend. We walked all around the village and went into a castle--there happens to be quite a few castles here in the Czech Republic. Anyway, in this village this castle is like the village's town center. We literally walked in on people rehearsing for a community play. A few people recognized my friend's mother and came over to speak with us. Later in the day in the village where my friend's parents live, we went to a festival called "Cutting of the Grass". People were dressed up in costumes performing in small groups for the audience. It was quite interesting to watch. My sister's friend told me that the groups were not dressed up in their full heritage costumes--that this festival wasn't one of the bigger ones. I was surprised to hear that because some of the groups had pretty elaborate outfits. At the festival my friend pointed out to me several areas of high grass marked off-- later there would be a contest to see which group would cut the patch of grass the fastest. We didn't have time to stay and watch that part :) Village life is quite different than city life that is for sure :) Hope you enjoy the pictures... remember to scroll down to see more. Take Care until next time!

Blessings,
Colleen