The Glorious Czech Republic

I don't know how long you'd have to live in the Czech Republic to get inured to the beauty around you. Two weeks certainly wasn't long enough. We were stunned regularly by a beautiful building or gorgeous landscape.

This photo is of Cesky Krumlov where we spent a few days with MF and the kids while her husband was busily buying her a house in the United States. Although very touristy with many junky shops, it was still very beautiful. And the castle and gardens were quite amazing. We did the baroque theater tour which ML, my daughter's six-year-old, surprisingly enjoyed a lot.

This is the entrance to the marionette museum in Cesky Krumlov. Not the greatest museum I've ever been to, but the kids liked it and the building itself was quite beautiful. And in this photo you can see the raincoats. It rained a lot while we were there and it was quite chilly.

Inside the museum there was the tiniest door. EG thought it was just great. It actually led to the employee breakroom. We did notice another regular door leading into it, but this one was irresistible. Very Alice in Wonderland.

I hope MF doesn't mind that I'm posting a picture of her kitchen. Even though the Czechs really appreciate their wonderful historical buildings, they really understand modern style. Why can't we do this here? I love the way the fridge (it's at the far right) matches the rest of the cabinetry. Those brown cabinets flip up to open, which seems much more sensible to me. Less head bonking. It was so clean and modern looking. No wonder Ikea is so popular here in the States. What a shame that some of the more expensive European stuff isn't available here. And I won't even begin to describe the gorgeous lighting fixtures that MF will have to leave behind since they won't work on US current. In Czech, you buy your own lighting fixtures when you rent. She told us she will really miss them and I can certainly see why.

More tomorrow.