Prague's ornate architecture may be stunning, but the woods and countryside in the Czech Republic hold their own quite well, too. We got to see them last weekend when we took a day hike with some former colleagues near the Berounka River and a little town called Černošice, not far out of the city. It felt very Czech, as people literally empty out of metropolitan areas to get active in nature on Saturdays and Sundays.
You just never know what you'll run into in the boondocks...
We did about 12km with this view :) And J-dog walked over half of it! |
Stations of the Cross scattered throughout the trees |
A bottle of the local apple brew at a pit-stop somewhere in the woods. BW detested it, but it reminded me of my Grandpa R's moonshine he used to make in the basement. |
A Czech wedding |
Signs pointing to villages and sites along the different routes. There is an extensive network of hiking/cycling trails throughout the country that are color-coded and mapped. It's fantastic. |
My lovely former colleagues. Can you guess what subjects they teach? |
A boy and his (very) large zucchini, standing at the train station |
Pheonix-like |
We were in awe of this - good thing the river was only 40 feet away! |