Over the Christmas holidays, we took Heidi and Steven to the places where the Slováčeks lived. Vsetín, Czech Republic, was the birthplace of Tomaš Slováček (President Slovacek's great grandfather).
Jablůnka--which means "little apple"-- is a small village just a few kilometers from Vsetín. This is where Anna Tatalak (President's Slovacek's great grandmother) and J.R. Slováček (President Slovacek's grandfather) were born. It's a pretty little place where there are many apple orchards (surprise, surprise). It's quite a bit smaller than Vsetín, but both towns are agricultural in nature. We love the countryside with its small streams and tiny farm houses.
We had a great time, but it felt good to get back to Prague and get ready for the new year. We had a great 2008; but we are determined to make 2009 even better!
4 comments:
What a wonderful journey to share with your children. As always, enjoyed the beautiful pictures! Hope 2009 is more than fine! (couldn't resist) Love to all!
Thanks for such an amazing (and terrifying) trip! Loves!
Heidi
I am jealous-- I would love to see "the homeland"... in the summer.
By the way, I like the graffiti on the signs. Were our ancestors from the ghetto? That explains a lot...
What a wonderful trip! Plan on taking my family back to Australia this year to visit the place of their ancestors. They were the first to settle Austrlia. Unfortunately, my ancestors were convicts! We will be checking out the ruins of Port Arthur prison and such!!
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