to the czech and back in a day and a half........
so apparently this is something we have picked up since being here calling the czech just that "the czech". not the czech republic as was pointed out to us. i guess we are on a first name basis. so after almost 1000km of driving, 
2 baseball games, sleeping on a gym floor with 27 kids (needless to say not much sleep) and a tour of a castle we are back home.
2 baseball games, sleeping on a gym floor with 27 kids (needless to say not much sleep) and a tour of a castle we are back home. we were invited up by the czech coaches to play their kids and teens teams at a town just outside of Ceske Budejovice, it was a interesting couple games to say the least. in this town they have 2 full time baseball coaches and a facility to rival anything. Compared to us with players who had never seen a baseball before this year and our field well not quite as perfect. we won't say anything about the 2 canadian coaches who are far from
full time. so we were in charge of the kids team and our team mate terry took the teen games. and altogether i guess we played not so bad. considering our kids have only played one other team all season, it was a good experience for 
the kids and a good challenge to play the czech guys.
the kids and a good challenge to play the czech guys. between the games we had the chance to visit the local castle which was a big plus. actually the fields were right below the castle so it was quite funny to look down from the castle down onto the sports complex, complete with golf course. not exactly what was in the original plans of the castle i'm guessing. we spent the 
night sleeping in a gym and of course it took till 1am to get the kids to quiet down but i guess that's to be expected and it made for a much quieter drive home. i was assigned to be the driver for the girls van, 8 girls in a van makes for some seriously loud giggling on the journey there, but home was a whole different story with the girls catching up on the lost sleep, no complaining here. but yes it was a good trip, sometimes felt a
little like babysitting but it seemed like the kids had a good time so that's what it was about. many of the kids was there first trip to austria/czech so it was very exciting for them to be out of hungary, some of the kids picking every object up and saying wow a czech leaf, or a czech ball. funny to watch them.
night sleeping in a gym and of course it took till 1am to get the kids to quiet down but i guess that's to be expected and it made for a much quieter drive home. i was assigned to be the driver for the girls van, 8 girls in a van makes for some seriously loud giggling on the journey there, but home was a whole different story with the girls catching up on the lost sleep, no complaining here. but yes it was a good trip, sometimes felt a
little like babysitting but it seemed like the kids had a good time so that's what it was about. many of the kids was there first trip to austria/czech so it was very exciting for them to be out of hungary, some of the kids picking every object up and saying wow a czech leaf, or a czech ball. funny to watch them.
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That castle is GORGEOUS! I'd love to let my golden hair hang down from there!
1,000 kms???
That's a trip to Oroville and back. Oma & Opa Loewen do that in a day!
The castle looks very cool. Very Braveheart'ish looking.
looks like you guys had a great time. gorgeous weather too, i'm jealous... too much rain here!!! and that you got to go to the czech again too..good times!
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