Karlova Vary, Visits to Cheb and Loket
 We left Prague for a road trip through western and southern Czech territory, also known as Bohemia since Roman times. 1/200 (f/7.1) 2005:09:23 08:52:39 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
 Aptly named, "Otto" was our chauffeur for the rest of our trip. 1/60 (f/3.5) 2005:09:27 15:15:27 Canon Canon PowerShot S110 |
 Our first visit after leaving Prague was to the memorial at Lidice, in honor of a village and its inhabitants, destroyed by the Nazis in WWII. 1/400 (f/10.0) 2005:09:23 10:10:54 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
 This museum honors the memory of Lidice's residents who were killed or taken to concentration camps. Posters were submitted by children world-wide. 1/100 (f/8.0) 2005:09:23 10:17:22 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
 The town no longer exists; there is only the museum and a large park. This statue was created to honor 82 children imprisoned and later gassed in Poland. 1/250 (f/10.0) 2005:09:23 11:17:51 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
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 Much life was lost from this village; here a couple begins a new life at the memorial park and rose garden. 1/500 (f/10.0) 2005:09:23 11:34:14 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
 Our next stop was at the town of Krusovice, where we visited a brewery founded almost 500 years ago. 1/40 (f/4.5) 2005:09:23 12:29:12 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
 Hops plant cascading down the front wall of the brewery 1/200 (f/7.1) 2005:09:23 12:32:28 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
 Detail of hops 1/125 (f/5.6) 2005:09:23 12:32:57 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |
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 Control panel for the brewery fermentation area 1/25 (f/3.8) 2005:09:23 12:43:30 NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70 |