Something from southern Moravia

[Alfredo]

Beautiful landscape

[Andrey_BY]

Vladimir, as I can see you've got very similar country habits with Belarus and Russia. Almost everybody knows which mushrooms are good and used to pick them from May until early November. And there are even winter edible mushrooms!
we call it "quiet hunting" and we are passionate mushroom hunters with my younger daughter as well

Originally Posted by MrBig46

Every Czech (Slovak too) is mushroom- picker. It is mania. There are many book about mushroom, it write about mushrooms in news papers and magazines and they are at TV too. The children learn from the parents and at the school too. They mainly learn to cognize toadstools, but it is sorrowful, that some Czech peoples také poision every year.: (
Vladimír

[RobinB]

I just read through this entire thread and enjoyed it very much. You have a beautiful country! Thank you for sharing your photos with us.

Robin

[MrBig46]

Originally Posted by Andrey_BY

Vladimir, as I can see you've got very similar country habits with Belarus and Russia. Almost everybody knows which mushrooms are good and used to pick them from May until early November. And there are even winter edible mushrooms!
we call it "quiet hunting" and we are passionate mushroom hunters with my younger daughter as well

Andrey, you are right. I don´t wonder, because Czech, Russian,Slovak,Belarussian,.… are slavs and they have some identical genes all long two milleniums. What mushrooms vegetate in Belarus now?
A nice day Vladimír

[MrBig46]

Originally Posted by Alfredo

Beautiful landscape

Alfredo, did you find out about tomatoes Colgar from Baikal?
Vladimír
PS.:Alfredo, you don´t know, that I am your namesake.

[MrBig46]

Originally Posted by ddsack

What grand scenery! The boat rides into the underground stream looks really tempting, but spooky! How lucky you are to be able to view these natural wonders.

I too, would love to see a photo of your remarkable mother in law. I hope I am still able to garden when I am 88, but at my current rate of aches and pains I have my doubts. I wish her many more years of independent living.

My wife was in each cave only once, she doesn´t want there again.
Vladimír

[efisakov]

Cyril and Methodius had created old cyrillic alphabet somewhere on the territory of former Czechoslovakia, I think. I have visited the country as an exchange student in the Summer of 1985 or so. We went to Prague for couple of days. It was a memorable beautiful city. I would love to visit again. I remember walking over the bridge with many old scary statues, Karlův most.

[MrBig46]

Originally Posted by efisakov

Cyril and Methodius had created old cyrillic alphabet somewhere on the territory of former Czechoslovakia, I think. I have visited the country as an exchange student in the Summer of 1985 or so. We went to Prague for couple of days. It was a memorable beautiful city. I would love to visit again. I remember walking over the bridge with many old scary statues, Karlův most.

Yes, Cyril and Methodius (brother from Solun-Greece) came on the Big Moravia (today southern Moravia and western Slovakia) in 863 year. They taught and inculcated in old slavonic. That is why old cyrillic. Finally latin liturgy (from west) prevailed and conseguently latin calligraphy use in Czech republic (cyrillic alphabet not). 5.6. ( the coming of C+M) is State high day in Czech republic.
I don´t know what I can write about Prague. Prague in 2013 is another than in 1985. It isn´t so grey, buildings and their roofs are made good- the look from Prague castle is beautiful.
Vladimír
PS.: Ella, I very long meditated what I can a nice to write you: I shall to invite you on the drink or a cup of cofee in Prague.

[MrBig46]

Empire chateau and castle ruins Boskovice-April 19, 2014
Vladimír

[MrBig46]

Southern Bohemia 13.05.2014-17.5.2014
World heritage UNESCO- historic centre of Český Krumlov (13.5.2014)
Pic.1 Historic centre ČK
Pic.2 Historic centre ČK
Pic.3 Castle ČK
Pic.4 Castle ČK from the tower
Pic.5 Castle garden ČK
Pic.6-8 Interiors of the castle ČK
Vladimír

[Worth1]

Folks if you will notice in that last picture of my dinning room the tablecloth isn't square and one of the plates is out of line.

I will have my butler talk to the staff, find out who is at fault and have them duly punished.

Nice photos thank you Vladimir.

Worth

[MrBig46]

Originally Posted by Worth1

Folks if you will notice in that last picture of my dinning room the tablecloth isn't square and one of the plates is out of line.

I will have my butler talk to the staff, find out who is at fault and have them duly punished.

Nice photos thank you Vladimir.

Worth

I did not photograph the interiors, because it is must not.
Vladimír

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by MrBig46

I did not photograph the interiors, because it is must not.
Vladimír

I have found many places no cameras are allowed.
Nices pictures I always look forward to your posts of your country.
Worth

[Tracydr]

Originally Posted by MrBig46

My wife was in each cave only once, she doesn´t want there again.
Vladimír

My dream is to one day be a certified cave diver. In fact, I hope to start taking classes next winter.

[Tracydr]

When I went to Africa I was told not to photographer the people from Pemba Island. They feel photographs steal their soul.