Recently I posted about the new kinds of over-the-counter medications I’d discovered in Germany compared to South Africa (mostly herbal). At the time I was busy optimistically trying them all out since I had a bad cough. Sadly, none of them seemed to help, although the good strong ginger, lemon and honey tea that J kept making me definitely soothed the cough. The terrible, choking cough was just going away when I caught another bad cold just before the Easter weekend. We’d already booked tickets to Vienna, from which we would drive to Slovenia, and nothing was refundable so we went anyway.
Czech republic
Třebechovice and the mechanical Nativity scene (Betlém)
Over the Christmas holidays we visited Třebechovice, a small town 13km from Hradec Králové. This town is famous for its mechanical Nativity scene, which is housed in the Museum of Cribs. In case you have only seen the standard nativity scene with the holy family, some shepherds, the three wise men, two angels and a donkey and cow, have a look of some of the examples of cribs below from the museum – some of them are whole worlds in a box! Continue reading
Bramboráky (Potato pancakes)
Not from Prague
Every time we go to a party in Berlin, this conversation is inevitable:
Random stranger: So where are you from?
J: From Czech Republic.
Random stranger: Oh! from Prague? Continue reading
Vanilla Crescents (Vanilkove Rohlíčky)
This recipe for Christmas cookies is from J’s mother – it looks simple but they are absolutely delicious! Continue reading