Today we had a short ride, and explored the town of Telc. It's famous because it was preserved even during Communist rule, and many of the very very ornate gingerbread has been restored in more recent years from the Baroque area.
We started a morning with a tour of the local palace which was used until the early 1950's. After the Nazi's came, and after the Communist came, many people found themselves displaced from their original homes, and the Czech government is letting every family have their property back from pre Nazi-time. However many of the aristocrates sided with the Nazi's so that their homes and villages wouldn't be destroyed, and because they were Nazi supporters they don't get their palace back. Instead the Czech government now owns it and we were able to do a tour of the lovely rooms.
A shorter ride today was follwed up with some shopping in Telc, pizza for dinner...they put wierd things on their pizza, and beer with the bike crew at a local pub.
Today we rode through Bohemia to the historic town of Telc (UNESCO). Along the way we stopped for photos as a castle which is the backdrop for many Czech story tales. For dinner this evening we had very traditional Czech food.
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You mentioned they put weird things on their pizza. Once on a Sea Launch trip to Moscow, I had pizza with baby corn on it. Great seeing you in your MS Bike Ride jerseys! Keep up the great blogging!
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