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Friday, August 8, 2025

Cerne Jezero

Our original plan was to go to Germany after spending the night at Leos's friend's place in Klatovy.  However, just before making a reservation at an accommodation, I realized that we might need identification for Amaya to travel to another country.  Sure enough, a birth certficate wasn't enough.  We needed to get her an ID card or a passport.  Since we wouldn't have time to do that before our mini trip, we decided that we would just have to stay in CZ.  We chose to go to Sumava because it was nearby and Leos and I haven't been there together.  We were advised a nice path for strollers.  The path led to the largest natural lake in the Czech Republic. It was a great path because there was a lot of shade. Again it was a hot day so being in the shade was necessary. I was looking on Google maps for places to eat lunch nearby and I came across Borukovy Dum. It had a lot of great reviews.  I'm not the biggest fan of sweet lunches in CZ, but I thought that we should check it out.  Oh my goodness, it was amazing.  I regret the fact that Leos and I shared a plate.  We each should've gotten our own plate like everyone else.  I would highly recommend this place if you are ever in the area.  I would definitely go back.  Then we went to cafe that was recommended to us.  I don't think we made the best decision with our order because I felt the blueberry dumplings that we had for lunch were far superior to what we got at the cafe.  After the cafe we headed home.  However, since it was a pretty hot day, Amaya cried several times for a feeding.  We had to make two stops for her before we got home.  Overall it was a really wondeful day. 










                                                 










                                      


                                                   blueberry soda and blueberry beer

                                                 the BEST fruit dumpling I've ever had







                                                    had to stop to feed Amaya


                                                    had to make another stop to feed Amaya

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Kozel Zamek

Leos's friend invited us to stay with him in Klatovy.  He was busy in the morning, so we found something on the way that we could stop by and have a nice walk.  We went to Kozel Zamek.  The area was really nice and there were nice paths we could walk around with the stroller.  It was quite a hot day, so it was great that there was a lot of shade.  Once Leos's friend was home we went to his place.  He prepared a nice barbeque for us.  It was the first mini trip for Amaya.

    
                                        


                                        

                                        

                                        






                                      

                                      



                                                              Leos's friend grilling for us

                                                                    grilled sausages

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Another Picnic

These weekly picnics have been great because its nice for our babies to socialize with each other and to see how much they are growing. Plus its important for us mothers to socialize as well.  It was a bit too hot for us to enjoy the tables this time around, so we just sat in the shade just behind them.  Looking forward to the next picnic! 

                                                                our table
                                                                a bit too much in the sun
                                                                    the spread
                                                                        Moldova
                                                                    Romania
                                                            Northern Ireland  10,628

                                                        

Sunday, August 3, 2025

Reunion with Fumio and Fam!

I met Fumio in Durban, South Africa during university when we were studying at UKZN and living in the dorms.  The last time I saw Fumio and his family was in Japan in 2017.  At that time, Fumio and Yui only had the two girls.  It was great to meet their new addition who is now six!  I can't believe that I was able to meet with him in 3 countries on 3 continents.  Maybe the next time we meet will be in Germany because they will be living there for the next 5 years.  It was such a great reunion and I'm looking forward to seeing his family again!

                                                 luckily we were able to get a table for all of us
Japan
                                                                               Japan  10,625
                                      our families together, but Amaya was sleeping in the stroller