To Mirek's House We Go!

This past weekend I traveled to the little town of Hranice in Moravia which my Czech roommate, Mirek, calls home. Mirek's very hospitable parents, Oli adnd Eva, were the perfect example of Central European hospitality. Mirek's dad who Mirek likes to describe as a "hippie" was kind and warm and made sure that we were picked up at the train station. Mirek proceeded to show us around the town he grew up in and even took us to an old Jewish grave yard and semitary. In the middle of the day Mirek's family made a beautiful "light lunch" with piles of open faced sandwhiches, cheeses, and breads! We topped of the meal with Fregal, an amazing cake that looks like a pizza but tastes kinda like a danish.Later in the evening we proceeded to a little pension owned by a family friend of Mirek's family. It was nestled into the hills and filled with local Czech families. At the pension we had a huge moravian feast!

This morning we began the day the with a trip to large underground caves and hike up a mountain to a abiss. By the time that we reached the summit we were famished so we hiked down the mountian to Mirek's home where his mother had made us yet another feast of chicken, vegtables, and homemade mashed potatoes. To top it all off she made us chocolate covered banannas and coffee. By the time the weekend came to an end I was stuffed full of both food and a good dose of family!