Our pilgrimage to Czech wine country nearly made us late for our set. The tour manager in me was panicked when we were set back even further after being pulled over by the police on our way into the college town of Olomouc. Luckily, Carlos had learned enough Czech to say that we didn’t speak […]
Moravia
Czech Republic: The Ghosts of Moravia
As I looked over toward my husband/bandmate while playing guitar in the middle of a song, I saw a figure out of my peripheral vision that appeared to be sitting in the nook of the room, basically trapped there by the soundboard. I thought to myself, “wow that guy either really likes our music, or […]
Cesnecka: Garlic Soup – The Czech Hangover Cure
After our gig in Šumperk, we had lunch just outside of town at a place called Pod Tramky. We’d heard about cesnecka (garlic soup) being the number one hangover cure and were curious since we both love garlic. This particular version came with bits of ham in the broth. We asked them to leave out […]