Aug. 5 - Babiččině údolí (Grandmother's Valley)

The Ratibořice castle and the valley are visited mainly due to the work of the Czech national novelist, Božena Němcova (1820 - 1862). Her novel „Babička“ (The Grandmother) created an idealized image of her childhood and early youth, which she spent with parents, siblings and beloved grandmother in Ratibořice. The book tells the life of rural people, their everyday worries and joys.



Zámek Ratibořice (Ratibořice Castle)







My roommate for the month, Johnny from Denmark

Rudrův mlýn, the mill











Pomník Babičky s vnoučaty, memorial statue of the Grandmother and her grandchildren







"Homemade kolaches"






Staré bělidlo, the old bleaching house







A "Bohemian Corner" on the log building



Viktorčin splav, Viktorka's weir (a small overflow-type dam commonly used to raise the level of a river or stream)







A hike to our dinner restaurant



Plums, but not "Trnkas"









Dinner