While talking with some locals today, I heard such an absurd story that I just have to share it, even though I don’t know how true it is. You can believe it or not. Český Krumlov, one of a few places in the Czech Republic to be on the UNESCO World Heritage List, and thus […]
It’s been a long nine years since I was last in Krumlov, and it’s our first time as a family. I quickly discover that the trip from Prague to southern Bohemia is noticeably less depressing that it was all those years ago. Sure, the motorway to ČeskéBudějovice is still not finished, but we arrive with […]
So far, it’s been more like a vacation, but on the fifth day the euphoria faded and reality set in. It’s like learning to ski, except the first crisis hits not on Day 3 but on Day 5. Cars rumbling past the windows at regular intervals early in the morning. A conspiracy. A building being […]
Today my daughter and I decided to play hopscotch, for which we chose a shady spot by the fountain on the square. Here are some notes on this activity: Lesson one: it’s nearly impossible to draw anything on cobblestones. Lesson two: hitting the right field with the stone is pretty difficult since the stone bounces […]
The supplies we brought with us are slowly running out, and it’s time to go shopping. From the map we studied together to see where we were going to spend this month, we know that there’s a Co-op on Latrán Street. We were curious about what you could buy at a place located right across […]
We are going full steam ahead in our new profession as “ordinary people.” From morning to evening, my kids and I wander the streets of Krumlov engaging in “normal life.” We play ball, football, badminton, hopscotch. We’ve set up a table and chairs on the street, where the kids paint, the adults drink coffee, beer, […]
My colleague from school Terka arrives with little Marie in a baby carriage, determined to hold a boycott against UNES-CO. A gang of mothers wearing painted t-shirts shows up in front of the UNES-CO houses to hold their uprising. In the end, the Čarkovices convince Terka otherwise, and the boycott is cancelled. Nevertheless, Terka and […]
Right in the morning, it’s clear that the situation is different today than on the weekend. Latrán Street is no longer a “quiet” pedestrian zone with the occasional passing automobile – it’s become a busy throughway with an unprecedented number of people passing by chaotically. Bus companies pass by one after another, and deliveries are […]
The sun woke us with its rays in the morning, the birds were singing, and the sound of bells carried through town. The view from the window over Krumlov is beautiful, rain or shine.… Simply idyllic. Our morning today looked similar to the one on Saturday: reading a book on the square, with child sleeping. […]
Since we got here on Friday evening and didn’t exactly have the most ideal beginning, Saturday is actually the first full day we spent in Krumlov. After a wild night when one of the kids was suffering from a cough, I was determined to find a pharmacy in the morning and buy all the things […]