one night in fulnek

Our hosts' garden

Our hosts

In our recent trip to Europe, we had the good fortune to spend a night in Fulnek, a town in the Eastern part of the Czech Republic. For the most part we were staying in Prague, as we were visiting our friend, Eliska. But her parents live in Fulnek so off we went to visit. Actually, Blair had two nights in Fulnek. I had only one, as I spent one night on a bus ride from Brussels to Prague. Ethan and Sharon were in Fulnek that first night (when Asher and I were on the bus). The second night they were in Ostrava with Jonas, who's been one of Sharon's online friends for years.

Eliska's parents were incredibly welcoming, and we really enjoyed our time in the countryside.

One amazing thing was their yard. Apparently they had a ladnscape architect come in and design a garden about twenty years ago. And since then they haven't had to weed or replant. All they do is mow the grass and trim the shrubs. I'm not good at identifying plants, but I did recognize some daylilies, iris, hostas, shasta daisies and clematis. Sadly I couldn't tell what specific cultivars there were of each of those, but it was a really beautiful yard. And Asher was particularly excited to see a nest with baby birds in one of the trees. And almost maintenance free.

In the morning, Eliska took us for a walk in the woods outside of town, where we got to see Fulnek Castle. And then a little drink at a local cafe before the "dumpling train" back to a bigger town (I forget which) so we could go back to Prague.

The trip back to Prague begins