Visiting Lucie

It was almost 6 months since the last time I saw Lucie.  She moved to her new house and it was about time that I visited her to see her new place.  It was nice to see her kids and the house.  After lunch we went on a long walk around the area.  We walked by the river and then stopped at a cafe.  The lemonades and dessert were great.  Then we walked through the forest to get back to Lucie's but the track was a bit difficult so I needed to push the stroller while Lucie carried her daughter.  It was a lovely afternoon.

                                                                            all smiles

                                                                        showing me her book

                                                                        lunch Lucie made

                                                                                reading again

                                                                 the water level was quite high

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                                                                   tough terrain with a stroller

Reunion/Laura's B-day

On Saturday morning I was walking around naplavka when suddenly a woman stopped me and asked if she knew me because I looked familiar. After looking at each other and thinking of the places we have lived around the world, we figured out that we lived in the same city in South Korea and had mutual friends.  I left Korea over 10 years ago!!!  Such a small world!!  We decided to meet up the next day to catch up and I thought a Korean restaurant would be the most fitting place.  After meeting with her I should've gone to Laura's surprise birthday party, but I got mixed up with the dates and all the messages that I received.  However, I was able to go to the birthday party she had planned.  She was able to have 2 birthday parties, so at least I didn't miss the main one.  Since she had a good number of people show up to her party, she was able to get 2 liters of frozen margaritas for free!  It was a nice evening with good company.  Happy Birthday Laura!

                                                                  what was this van thinking?

                                                                2nd burčak of the season

                                                                        Korean food

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                                                              Laura and her free margaritas!

                                                                        Neven's gift

                                                                        blow out the candle!

                                                            I know her love for The Beatles

                                                                    watching Laura open gifts

                                                            all of us.....Happy Birthday Laura!

Indonesian food

Another friend of mine whom I met on set has an Indonesian food stand.  The food he sells is really delicious and he has been quite busy with filming and working at food festivals.  There are times he is selling his food at four different food festivals on the same day.  I really like the coconut pancake he sells and the beef rendang.  There was an ethnic food festival at JZP, so Leos and I decided to check it out.  We also picked up 1.5 liters of burcak, first of the season. It was nice to listen to the mariachi music and to catch up with some friends at the food festival.  Then it started to rain very hard and we had to leave before we got soaked.  It was a nice Friday afternoon. 

                                                                          mariachi playing

Warung Indonesia stand

Indonesia

Indonesia

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arepa

1st burcak of the season

                                                                    yummy burcak

Raiz Heritage, Art and Slow Design

A friend of mine whom I met on a set opened a store in the middle of Praha (near Florenc metro station).  She partnered with another artist from Mexico and all the products in the store will be from Mexico and the Czech Republic. The grand opening for the store will be on September 1st.  I got to check out the store before the grand opening and so far it looks great.  I am looking forward to the grand opening to see what other lovely products they will have in the store. 

                                                                                Raiz

                                                                        the main window

                                                                    many beautiful products

                                                                                nice art

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                                                                            Mexico

                                                                    beautiful day in Praha

Trebic family gathering

Leoš's family was having a big family gathering on Sunday afternoon, so we made our way to Trebic on Friday evening.  On Saturday morning I had a photo session with Leoš's dog.  I was able to get photos and videos of him eating a carrot and also I was able to get him to wear my glasses.  After lunch we made our way to a nice garden at a palace nearby.  On Sunday we went to the family gathering.  It was a big turn out and Leoš met some cousins he had never met before.  There was a lot of good food and it was a nice afternoon. 

                                                               enjoying the sun and his carrot

                                                                        cheeky tongue

                                                                            all smiles

                                                                    he was great with poses

                                                                    nice palace garden

                                                                        sunflower seeds

                                                                            square shape trees

                                                                the square trees in a distance

                                                                            almost everyone

                                                                               3 siblings

                                                                    on our way home