Last Saturday some of my church friends met up for a hiking trip to Řip. No, not RIP like my dad suggested. This is essentially the founding place of the Czech Republic according to legend. We took a bus to a random stop, walked through the tiny town, and then up the mountain. While walking passed a dairy farm, one of the ladies noticed a milk machine. Yep, that's right. You set your bottle underneath the little spigot, drop in your coins, and receive FRESH milk. Vimbai, our Zimbabwe friend, pushed the call button to ask the farmer a question and he showed up with a huge water bottle. We bought the bottle from him and then filled it up with milk. It was....fresh.
We made it to the top, had a little picnic and then made our way down the other side to another little town. Zannah, Chloe, Anne, and I had a great time playing "two truths and a lie" while making our way back. We stopped for ice cream in the little town and watched a nice spring parade with flowers and music-I love these cultural traditions!
When we boarded the train home, it was pretty full. We tried to get a little cabin to ourselves, but had a hard time finding an empty one. After a small search, we squished into an almost empty cabin and laughed like little girls as we continued our game of "two truths and a lie" the whole way home. Thank you Lord for my wonderful church friends!
Love the tree lined path!
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