Czech Christmas dinner and Christmas party 20. - 21. 12. 2014

December is always busy month, this year it felt even busier, so we had to squeeze both of our traditional holidays celebration to one weekend. On Saturday we hosted our annual Czech Christmas dinner. This year I decided to switch carp for another white fish, and bread crumbs for almonds. It was success! It was nice to see everybody again!
On Sunday we invited our non-Czech friends for a party. We played our traditional games - guessing in a stocking, opening presents in oven mittens, white elephant exchange and pictionary. It was fun evening.
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Prosinec je vzdy mesic nabity aktivitami, ale tento rok byl jeste vice precpanejsi nez obvykle. Museli jsme tak dat do jednoho vikendu nase tradicni vecirky. V sobotu jsme pozvali kamarady na kazdorocni ceskou vanocni veceri. Tento rok jsem se rozhodla vymenit kapra za jinou bilou rybu a strouhanku za mandle. Byl to uspech! Bylo moc pekne zase vsechny videt.
V nedeli jsme pozvali dalsi kamarady na vecirek. Hrali jsme nase tradicni hry - hadani co je v puncose,  otevirani darku ve chnapkach, rozbalovani a "kradeni" darku a hadani obrazku. Byl to super vecer.
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Adrienne and Mark's wedding 12. - 14. 12. 2014

Eric and I were invited for Eric's cousin wedding in Colorado. Adrienne and Mark choose for they special day the date 12-13-14. The wedding was at the family's beautiful big house, so we stayed at close by Bed and Breakfast. We arrived on Friday just for the rehearsal dinner. On Saturday we went for a short hike and then drove to the house to help with the last minute preparation. The ceremony started with the sunset. It was beautiful wedding! It was nice to see the family, since we were not coming for Christmas. On Sunday we flew back home.
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Eric a ja jsem byli pozvnani na svatbu Ericovi sesternice v Coloradu. Adrienne a Mark si vybrali pro svuj vyznamny den datum 12-13-14 (13. Prosince, 2014). Svatba byla v rodinnem prekrasnem vylkem dome, a tak jsme byli ubytovani v nedalekem penzionu. Prijeli jsme v patek na zkusebni veceri. V sobotu rano jsme si zasli na kratky vyslap a pak jsem jeli do domu abychom pomohli s poslednimi pripravami. Obrad zacal pri zapadu slunce. Byla to prekrasna svatba! Jelikoz tento rok neprijedeme na vanoce, tak bylo moc pekne se videt s rodinou. V nedeli jsme leteli zpet domu.
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New homemade storage bed 30.11. 2014

Eric and I decided to give ourselves a king size bed for Christmas. We started to look around, but we didn't see anything we liked. We wanted to be able to use the space under the bed for a storage also. Then we found a type of bed that we liked, but at one place they made it in queen size only, in the other place the bed with shipping was for about $1000. Solution came when I run into a instruction for a bed on Youtube and Eric adjusted it to our needs. We bought wood in Home Depot, had it cut there, and in one afternoon Eric built it. Meanwhile we were waiting for shocks, we bought a new mattress. To finish the bed with the last piece took a few hours. Now we are enjoying the extra space on bed and under bed.
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Eric a ja jsme se rozhodli si dat k vanocum velkou postel. Zacali jsme se se poohlizet, ale nevideli jsme nic, co by se nam libilo. Chteli jsme mit take prostor pod posteli pro ukladani veci. Pak jsme nasli typ postele, ktera se nam libila, ale v jednom obchode ji meli jen v mensi velikosti, a v druhem postel i s postovnim stala kolem $1000. Reseni se naslo, kdyz jsem narazila na navod na postaveni postele na Youtube a Eric jej predelal k nasim potrebam. Drevo jsme koupili v Home Depot, tam nam ho i narezali, a behem jednoho dne Eric postel postavil. Mezitim co jsme cekali na zvedaky, koupili jsme novou madraci. Na dokonceni potele stacilo par hodin. Ted si uz uzivame vice mista na i pod posteli.
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Yosemite - Thanksgiving 27. - 29. 11. 2014

This was a second year in a row when we went to Yosemite for Thanksgiving. We stayed at a heated tent in the Curry village, but for Thanksgiving dinner we went to Ahwahnee hotel. That place has just an amazing atmosphere! On Friday we took the Four mile (4.6 miles) trail up to Glacier point. The weather was beautiful and we could enjoy being back at the place of our wedding again. We planned to see movie about Ansel Adams and maybe going ice skating in the evening, but in the end we ended up at Curry village common room by their fireplace. Before we left for home on Saturday, we went for a walk around the valley with a photography group. We ended up by Lower Yosemite falls, which were almost dry. We followed many other people and walked closer for a better view.
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Tento rok byl druhy v rade, kdy jsme jeli do Yosemite na den Dikuvzdani. Ubytovani jsme byli ve vyhrivanych stanech v Curry village, ale na slavnostni veceri jsme si zasli do hotelu Ahwahnee. To misto ma uzasnou atmosferu! V patek jsme se vydali po Ctyrmilove ceste (4.6 mili) na Glacier point. Pocasi bylo nadherne a tak jsme si mohli uzit mista, kde jsme se brali. Vecer jsme planovali si zajit na film o fotografovi Ansel Adams, nebo si jit zabruslit, ale skoncili jsme nakonec ve spolecenske mistnosti v Curry village u krbu. Nez jsme v sobotu jeli domu, zasli jsme si na prochazku kolem udoli se skupinou fotografu. Zkoncili jsme u dolnich Yosemitskych vodopadu, ktere byly temer vyschle. Nasledovali jsme ostani lidi a zasli jsme si k nim dal pro lepsi vyhled.
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Yosemite - Young Lakes 4. - 5. 10. 2014

Our friend Phil is usually busy over the summer, so if we want to do any trip together we have to go in the fall. This backpacking trip in October didn't feel like fall trip at all. The temperature was in high 80 F! On the other hand, the area wasn't too busy and we felt like we have Young lakes to ourselves.
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Nas kamarad Phil je vetsinou pres leto hodne vytizeny a tak kdyz chceme usporadat spolecny vylet, musime pockat na podzim. Tento vylet v rijnu ale jako podzimni nevypadal. Teplota byla az ke 30 C! Na druhou stranu v oblasti nebylo mnoho lidi a my jsme meli jezera Young skoro jen pro sebe. FOTKY

Boundary Waters 30. 8. - 7. 9. 2014

Trip to Boundary Waters in Minnesota was little bit different trip than we usually do. Minnesota is called state of 10000 lakes and we had a chance to explore very small part of them. We spent about 6 days in canoes on water close to Canadian border. It wasn't backpacking trip by any means, we did  a lot of paddling, but also carrying our canoe and bags for parts that wasn't passable on water. Our bags were quite heavy, so note for possible next time - pack light! We had a few days with some rain, but overall the weather was great. Even mosquitoes weren't that bad, but don't ask Eric about it, they liked him the best!
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Vylet do Boundary Waters v Minnesote byl trochu jiny nez nase obvykle vylety. Minnesota je nazyvana statem 10000 jezer a my jsme meli sanci prozkoumat jejich malou cast. Stravili jsme 6 dni v kanojich na vode pobliz Kanadskych hranic. Toto urcite nebyl vylet kde jsme nosili batohy na zadech, hodne jsme padlovali, ale take jsme prenaseli nase lode a batohy pres mista, ktera po vode nesla prevezt. Nase batohy byly pomerne tezke, tak poznamka pro priste - balit na lehko! Meli jsme par dni, kdy nam prselo, ale jinak pocasi vyslo pekne. I komari tak nestipali, i kdyz neptejte se Erica na to, komari jej meli nejradsi!

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Lilian Lake - Ansel Adams Wilderness 17.-18. 8. 2014

One of my backpacking books has the trip to Lilian Lake in Ansel Adams Wilderness on the first page. We had 8 people in our group - Kenna, Alan, Josh, Anh, Kristina, Libor, Eric and I. To get to trailhead we had to drive for a while on dirt road, luckily everybody had a suitable car for this. We started relatively late and it was quite hot. A few people didn't feel that great, so we decided to stay by Staniford lakes instead of going all the way to Lilian Lake. I tried to fish for a dinner, but not only that I didn't catch anything, I even didn't see a single small fish in the lake. A few of us went to Lilian lake next morning before heading back home.
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V jedne moji knizce s vylety do hor, je vyslap k jezeru Lilian v oblasti Ansel Adams na prvni strane. V nasi skupine bylo 8 lidi - Kenna, Alan, Josh, Anh, Kristina, Libor, Eric a ja. Na zacatek cesty jsme museli je pomerne dlouho po prasne ceste, nastesti vsichni meli na toto dobre aout. Vyrazili jsme pomerne pozde a bylo docela horko. Nekolika lidem nebylo zrovna nejlepe a tak jsme se rozhodli zustat u jezer Staniford misto abychom dosli az k jezeru Lilian. Ja jsem se pokusila ulovit is veceri, ale nejen, ze jsem nic nechytla, ja jsem ani nevidela zadnou malou rybku v jezere. Nekolik z nas si zaslo k jezeru Lilian dalsi rano pred cestou zpet domu.
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Paul McCartney - Candlestick park 14. 8. 2014

Since about 2nd grade I am big Beatles fan. I visited places connected to Beatles in London and Liverpool, but I never even dreamed that I would be able to see any Beatle live! So when it was announced that Paul McCartney will be closing Candlestick park, I made sure that I will be there! I wasn't born yet, when the Beatles had their last concert exactly here in 1966, but 48 years later I didn't miss it! I was amazed how 72 years old Paul McCartney entertained us by playing about 40 songs on guitars, pianos and ukulele. Amazing concert!
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Od asi druhe tridy jsem velkou faninkou Beatles. Navstivila jsem mista spojena s Beatles v Londyne a v Liverpoolu, ale nikdy bych ani nesnila, ze uvidim nejakeho Brouka nazivo! Tak kdyz bylo oznameno, ze Paul McCartney bude uzavirat stadion Candlestick, udelala jsem vse pro to, abych tam take byla! Jeste jsem nebyla ani na svete, kdyz Beatles meli svuj posledni koncert prave tady v roce 1966, ale 48 let pote jsem si to nemohla nechat utect! Byla jsem uplne v udivu, jak nas 72 lety Paul McCartney bavil hranim asi 40 pisni na kytary, klaviry a ukulele. Uzasny koncert!
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Arroyo Seco 10. 8. 2014

Trip to Arroyo Seco gorge is good for hot days, because one spend a lot of time in the water. Eric never been there, so we choose one Sunday for a trip to this beautiful gorge. I went a few times before, but I never done the loop hike that I heard can be done. We hiked about 3 miles on dirt road and then took a small trail to the creek. From here we went through water back to the area where we started. This year California deals with extreme droughts and some parts of the hike were almost dry, but there were still are where we had to swim.
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Vylet k soutesce Arroyo Seco je dobry pro horke dny, jelikoz clovek stravi hodne casu ve vode. Eric tam jeste nikdy nebyl a tak jsme tam jednu nedeli vyrazili. Ja jsem tam uz parkrat byal, ale zatim jsem jeste nikdy nesla okruh o kterem jsem slysela. Nejdrive jsme sli asi 5 km po prasne ceste a pak jsem sesli malou cestou k potoku. Odtud jsme sli vodou zpet do oblasti, kde jsme zacali. Tento rok se Kalifornie potyka s velkymi suchy a tak nejake casti cesty byly temer suche, ale byly i mista, kde jsme museli plavat.
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Twin lakes - Calron Falls - 2. - 3. 8. 2014

This weekend Josh planned backpacking trip to Hoover wilderness. We arrived on Saturday morning to find out that smoke from Yosemite fire is over the mountains where we were heading to. Since the conditions were quite bad, we decided not to go. Instead of that we went fishing on Twin lakes and stopped at hot springs. In the evening we drove through Yosemite and stayed on the other side of the park. In the morning we went for a short hike to Carlon falls and then drove back home.
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Tento vikend Josh planoval vylet do hor do oblasti Hoover. Dorazili jsme v sobotu rano a zjistili jsme, ze kour z Yosemitskeho parku je nad horami kam jsme meli jit. Jelikoz podminky nevypadaly dobre, rozhodli jsme se nejit. Misto toho jsme si zarybarili a zastavili se u horkych pramenu. Vecer jsme projeli Yosemitami a kempovali jsme na druhe strane parku. Rano jsme sli na kratky vyslap k vodopadum Carlon a pak jsme jeli domu.
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Lassen NP - Lake Shasta are 22. - 26. 7. 2014

To enjoy fully my summer holiday, Christina and I went camping to Lassen National park and Lake Shasta are. I visited Lassen twice before, but once I just drove through and second time it was for snowcamping. This time we had about 2 and half days for exploring. One day in the morning we hiked up to Brokeoff mountain and had nice view on Lassen peak and Shasta. In the afternoon we went to geothermal area in the park. The second day we hiked up on cinder cone.
For the second part of our trip we moved to Redding area. After we dealt with flat tire, we took a tour through Shasta dam and Shasta caverns. Since it was very hot, we ended up at Whiskytown lake. Before we headed home we stopped at Sundial bridge in Redding and walked through a botanic garden.
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Abychom vyuzily plne nasich letnich prazdnin, Christina a ja jsem vyjely kempovat do narodniho parku Lassen a do oblasti jezera Shasta. Ja uz jsem byla v Lassen dvakrat predtim, ale poprve jsem jen parkem projela a podruhe to bylo na stanovani ve snehu. Tentokrat jsme meli 2 a pul dne na prozkoumavani. Jeden den jsme rano vyslapaly na horu Brokeoff, ze ktere byl pekny vyhled na horu Lassen a Shastu. Odpoledne jsme si zasli k geotermalni oblasti v parku. Druhy den jsme vysly na popelovy kuzel.
Na druhou cast vyletu jsme se presunuli do oblasti Reddingu. Pote co jsme se vyporadaly s pichnutym kolem, sly jsme na prohlidku prehrady Shasta a do jestkyn Shasta. Jelikoz bylo velke horko, skoncily jsme u jezera Whiskytown.
Nez jsme odjeli domu, zastavily jsme se u mostu ve tvaru slunecnich hodin v Reddingu a prosly jsme se botanickou zahradou.
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Australia 20. 6. - 13. 7. 2017

This year we chose Australia for our big holiday. It has been 8.5 years since I left Sydney, and Eric hasn't been at all. The first week we spent in Sydney. Eric was working during the day and I was visiting familiar places and meeting friends. Eric had some time for Sydney too. As soon as we arrived, my friends Denisa and Rob took us around the main part of the city, then next weekend we spent exploring Manly (part Sydney), and after we got back from our travels, we had about one and half days to see some more.
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Tento rok jsme si vybrali Australii za cil nasi velke dovolene. Uz to bylo 8.5 roku od doby, kdy jsem odletela ze Sydney a Eric v Australii jeste vubec nebyl. Prvi tyden jsme stravili v Sydney. Eric pracoval behem dne a ja jsem navstevovala znama mista a potkavala se s kamarady. Eric mel take cas na Sydney. Jen co jsme prileteli, moji kamaradi Denisa a Rob nas vzali kolem hlavnich casti mesta, nasledujici vikend jsme si zajeli na Manly (cast Sydney), a pote co jsme se vratili z cestovani jsme jeste meli den a pul na dalsi prohlidku.
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The first week of Eric's vacation we flew to Northern Territory. We rented a campervan and visited three national parks - Nitmiluk, Kakadu and Litchfield. Each of the national park was quite different, even though they are relatively close. In Nitmiluk we kayaked through amazing gorges, Kakadu was amazing for its nature, and we had fun swimming in Litchfield.
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Prvni tyden Ericovi dovolene jsme leteli do Severniho Teritoria. Pronajali jsme si kempovaci auto a navstivili tri narodni parky - Nitmiluk, Kakadu a Litchfield. Kazdy z narodnich parku byl jiny, i kdyz jsou od sebe pomerne blizko. V Nitmiluk jsme projeli kajakem uzasne soutezky, Kakadu melo uzasnou prirodu a v Litchfieldu jsme si dobre zaplavali.
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The last week of our holiday we flew to Queensland. We did two trips from Cairns. First we went to Great Barrier reef for some snorkeling and scuba diving. Then we took a tour to  Daintree Rainforest, with stops at Cape Tribulation and Mossman gorge. To get to our next stop Whitsunday islands, we took overnight bus from Cairns. Immediately we arrived, we jumped on sailing boat for two days. In that time we did some more snorkeling, diving, whale and dolphin watching, plus we visited a beautiful Whitehaven beach.
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Posledni tyden nasi dovolene jsme leteli do Queenslandu. Z Cairns jsme podnikli dva vylety. Nejdrive jsme jeli snorklovat a potapet se na Velky Barierovy utes. Pote jsme jeli se zajezdem do destneho pralesa Daintree, se zastavkama u mysu Tribulation a soutesky Mossman. Do naseho dalsi zastavky ostrovu Whitsunday, jsme jeli nocnim autobusem z Cairns. Hned jak jsme prijeli jsme naskocili na plachetnici na dva dny. Po tuto dobu jsme snorchlovali, potapeli se, videli delfiny a velryby a navic jsme navstivili plaz Whiteheaven.
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Union Lake - Trinity Alps 24. - 26. 2014

Trinity Alps is a good destination if I am not very organized and I don't reserved any permits in advanced. On the other hand it is quite a long drive (6+ hours). This Memorial weekend we chose Union lake as our destination. The lake itself didn't have very amazing views, but we got our solitude. Except for one family that camped there too, we didn't see any other person. On top of that, the family shared with us two small fish that they caught. We also went for day hike to another lake with great vistas.
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Do Trinity Alps jezdime vetsinou kdyz nezvladnu zajistit povoleni hodne dopredu. Na drunou stranu je to dlouha cesta (vice jak 6 hodin). Tento prodlouzeny vikend jsme zvolili Union lake nasim cilem cesty. Jezero samotne nema uzasne vyhledy, ale zato jsme tam byli sami. Krome jedne rodiny, ktera tam taky stanovala, jsme nevideli nikoho jineho. A jeste k tomu se ta rodina s nami podelila o dve male ryby, ktere chytili. Take jsme si udelali denni vyslap k dalsimu jezeru, ktere melo uzasne vyhledy do okoli.
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Birthday BBQ 27. 4. 2014

Every year for a few years now I organize BBQ in park with friends to help me celebrate my birthday. This year the weather didn't look that great so we invited everybody to our small patio in our apartment. The weather was great in the end, and we had great time.
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Kazdym rokem uz po nekolik let poradam grilovani v parku s kamarady k oslave mych narozenin. Tento rok pocasi nevypadalo uplne nejlepe a tak jsme pozvali vsechny k nam na nas maly dvorek v nasem byte. Pocasi bylo nakones super a my jsme si to poradne uzili.
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Mexico 12. - 19. 4. 2014

This year spring break we decided to go to Mexico. Through Groupon we got accommodation in Cancun for 5 nights, but because I can't spend my vacation only on a beach we stopped in Mexico city for two nights on the way there. Mexico city has this bad reputation of being dangerous place, but walking around the city center felt safe. We arrived to Cancun on Monday, but except for the first day and last day there wasn't much sitting on a beach time. We took bus to city of Cancun and walked around (we stayed in the area with just hotels), tour to Chichen Itza, sailing with snorkeling, and cenote tour. The week went by fast!
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Tento rok jsme jeli na jarni prazdniny do Mexica. Pres Groupon (akcni ceny pres Internet) jsme ziskali ubytovani v Cancunu na 5 noci, ale protoze ja nedokazu stravit moji dovolenou jen na plazi, po ceste jsme se zastavili v Mexico City na dve noci. Mexico city ma spatnou povest nebezpecneho mesta, ale prochazeni centra mesta pusobilo docela bezpecne. Do Cancunu jsme prijeli v pondeli, ale krome prvniho a posledniho dne moc casu na plazi nebylo. Jeli jsme autobusem do mesta Cancun (zustavali jsme v oblasti, kde byly jen hoteli), jeli jsme na vylet do Chchen Itza, plachtili jsme a snorkovali, a jeli jsme na vylet k cenote. Tyden utekl velice rychle!
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Van Vleck 29.3. 2014

I went to Van Vleck couple years ago and it was the first hut trip I did. The Van Vleck hut is very well equipped and I was looking forward going back. This winter wasn't much of snow, but the Saturday we were going the weather forecast wasn't great. There were a few things that didn't go that well. We started later than I intended; it was raining in the beginning, but snowing later, and not everybody took snowshoes; and not everybody was fit enough. When we reached winter bad weather shelter, we discussed if we should turn around or continue. First, all of us agreed to keep going, but when we started to get ready for next section, few people decided to turn around. Splitting group into two didn't sound like good idea so we all went back. Maybe next year we will try again.
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Ja jsem byla v chate Van Vleck pred nekolika lety a byl to muj prvni vylet na tento typ chat. Chata Van Vleck je dobre vybavena a tak jsem se tesila az se do ni zase podivam. Tuto zimo nebylo mnoho snehu, ale v sobotu, kdy jsme vyrazeli predpoved pocasi nebyla moc dobra. Par veci se nevydarilo jak melo. Vysli jsme pozdeji nez jsem chtela, na zacatku prselo, ale zacalo snezit pozdeji, ne vsichni meli sneznica a ne kazdy byl dostatecne fit. Kdyz jsem dosli do pristresi, ktere slouzi pro pripad spatneho pocasi, rozhodovali jsem se, jestli pujdeme dale a nebo se otocime. Nejdrive vsichni souhlasili, ze pujdeme dale, ale kdyz jsem se chystali vyjit dal, tak se par lidi rozhodlo otocit. Rozdeleni skupiny nebyl dobry napad a tak jsem vsichni sli zpet. Snad pristi rok to zkusime znovu.
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Amy and Eric's wedding - Napa 22. 3. 2014

 This weekend we were supposed to be in Yosemite skiing towards Glacier point hut. For lack of snow the trip was cancelled. This was not good news, but since we were able to attend Amy and Eric's wedding instead, it wasn't such a bad weekend in the end. They got married in Napa, with about 200 guests as witnesses. It was beautiful venue and since we were in the area, and the wedding finished around 3 pm, we managed to visit one other winery and did some wine tasting.
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Tento vikend jsme meli byt v Yosemitech a lyzovat smerem k chate Glacier point. Pro nedostatek snehu byl nas vylet zruzen, ale jelikoz jsme misto toho sli na svatbu Amy a Erica, tak to nakonec nebyl tak spatny vikend. Vzali se v Nape, s asi 200 hosty jako svedky. Byla to moc pekna udalost a jelikoz jsme byli v oblasti, a svatba skoncila kolem 15h, stihli jsme jeste navstivit jednu vinici a ochutnat dalsi vino.
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Glass class 15. 3. 2014

Eric likes to work with glass so after taking one glass blowing class we decided for another glass class This time it was in smaller scale. First we did some torch work, then moved to work with colored glass and in the end we learned how to cut glass and learn about fuzing glass. We were able to take home the first two projects, but we had to wait for the bowls to arrive for about week and a half.
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Eric rad pracuje se sklem a tak po jednom kurzu foukaneho skla jsme se rozhodli zkusit dalsi kurz se sklem. Tentokrat to bylo v mensim meritku. Nejdrive jsem pracovali s horakem, pak se presunuli k pracovani s barevnym sklem a nakonec jsem se ucili jak rezat sklo a slucovat sklo. Prvni dva vyrobky jsme si mohli vzit hned domu, ale na treti misticky jsme museli asi tyden a pul pockat.
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Yosemite - Ahwahnee hotel with Gillian and Paul 1. - 2. 3. 2014

Sometime last year I found out that Gillian and Paul, the family I worked for in England, were coming for a vacation to California. I haven't seen them in more than 10 years, so I was really excited about their visit. They were going to stay in Yosemite their first weekend in CA. I used this as an excuse to plan a trip to Yosemite too. When they found out our visits would overlap, they were incredibly generous and offered to host us at the Ahwahnee - dinner, room, and even breakfast the next day. We first met on Friday for quick tour around Google and then dinner. On Saturday, Eric and I drove to the park and went for a short hike to Clark point. In the evening we enjoyed the amazing atmosphere of the hotel by their enormous fireplace and then a delicious dinner. On Sunday morning after breakfast, and saying bye to Gillian and Paul, we drove to Badger pass. The trip to Dewey point and back was really fast on our skis; the only downside was the weather, which prevented us from seeing much of the valley.
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Minuly rok jsem dozvedela, ze Gillian a Paul, rodina pro kterou jsme pracovala v Anglii, planuje dovolenou v Kalifornii. Nevidela jsem je pres 10 let, a tak jsem se na jejich navstevu moc tesila. Planovali jet do Yosemite prvni vikend v Kalifornii a ja jsem toho vyuzila a naplanovala jsem vylet do Yosemite take. Kdyz zjistili, ze nase navstevy se prekryvaji, byli neuveritelne stredri a zaplatili nam pobyt v Ahwahnee hotelu - veceri, pokoj a dokonce snidani druhy den. Nejdrive jsem se potkali v patek vecer na veceri a rychlou prohlidku Googlu. V sobotu jsme s Ericem jeli do parku a zasli na kratky vyslap ke Clark point. Vecer jsme si uzivali uzasne atmosfery hotelu u obrovskeho krbu a pote u vyborne vecere. V nedeli rano jsme se po snidani rozloucili s Gillian a Paulem a jeli k Badger pass. Vylet k Dewey point byl na bezkach velice rychly, jedinne minus bylo pocasi, ktere nam nedovolovalo videt nic moc z udoli.
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Winter break - Bear Valley and Benson hut 15. 2. - 23. 2. 2014

This February break we started by going to Bear Valley to try our new cross country skis. The first day we spent going around groomed trail in the cross country complex, nothing too exciting, but good for practice. Eric's binding broke at the furthest place from the trailhead, but since he wasn't too keen on skiing there anyway, he was quite happy that he had an excuse to walk :). The second day we went snowshoeing to Mt. Reba. It was snowing overnight, everything got covered, and we had nice quiet hike. After couple of miles and lunch, we decided to go back and give our skis a second try (Eric managed to fix his binding). We skied to Alpine lake and around it, returning back to the car close to the sunset. Even though we had one more night at our hotel, we decided to drive back home.

During the week, I spent some time doing errands, but most importantly we started to make our patio a little bit nicer by planting some plants and preparing to plant a few vegetables.

The second weekend we went to Benson hut. This was the last hut that we haven't visited (from 4 Sierra club huts) and we heard that it is the most difficult to reach. Our plan was to take a lift to the top of Sugar bowl ski area, but we learned that without skis or a snowboard we can't get on the lift. So we had to hike it up. Which wouldn't be that bad, but we also had to pay $25 for being at the area! The same price as we would pay for taking a lift! After we managed to get on the ridge, it was a relatively easy hike to the cabin. One other person was already in the cabin, but otherwise we had the place to ourselves. In the morning we enjoyed the views from the cabin for little bit longer. Most of us agreed that this cabin had the best location and we would like to come back. Then we started our way back, which was quite easy and we were by the cars in almost no time. On our way back, Eric and I stopped in Concord at the Czech restaurant for dinner.
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Tyto unorove prazdniny zacali vyletem do Bear Valley, abychom vyzkouseli nase nove bezky. Prvni den jsem stravili lyzovanim v arealu s upravenymi tratemi, nic moc vzrusujiciho, ale dobre na procvicovani. Ericovo vazani se rozlomilo na nejvzdalenejsim miste od auta, ale jelikoz ho lyzovani tady az tak moc nebavilo, tak byl docela rad, ze ma duvod k tomu, aby lyze nesl. :) Druhy den jsme sli na sneznicich k hore Reba. Pres noc snezilo, vsechno bylo pod snehem a tak jsme meli pekny tichy vyslap. Po par kilometrech a obedu jsme se rozhodli jit zpet a dat druhou sanci nasim bezkam (Ericovi se podarilo vazani spravit). Jeli jsme k jezeru Alpine a kolem nej a k autu jsme se vratili k zapadu slunce. I kdyz jsme meli zaplacenou jeste jednu noc v hotelu, rozhodli jsme se jet domu.

Behem tydne jsem stravila cas delanim ruznych domacich praci, ale hlavne jsme zacali si upravovat nas dvorek, aby vypadal o neco pekneji a abychom mohli zasadit nejakou zeleninu.

Druhy vikend jsme jeli na chatu Benson. Tato chata byla posledni, ve ktere jsme nebyli (ze 4 Sierra club chat) a slyseli jsme, ze ma nejtezsi pristupovou cestu. Nas plan byl, ze se vyvezemem lanovkou na kopec arealu Sugar bowl, ale dozvedeli jsem se, ze bez lyzi a nebo snowbordu nemuzememe na lanovku. Tak jsme kopec museli vyslapat. To by nebylo az tak hrozne, ale my jsme taky museli zaplatit $25 jen za to, ze jsme byli v arealu! Ty same penize jako bychom platili za lanovku! Pote co jsme se vyskrabali na hreben to byla relativne jednoducha cesta k chate. Jeden dalsi kluk byl uz v chate, ale jinak jsme meli chatu celou pro sebe. Rano jsme si jeste uzili vyhledy z chaty a vetsina nas souhlasila s tim, ze tato chata ma nejlepsi umisteni a ze bychom se radi vratili zpet. Pote jsme zacali nasi cestu zpatky, coz bylo docela jednoduche a u aut jsme byli velice brzy. Po ceste zpet jsme se s Ericem zastavili v Concordu v Ceske restauraci na veceri.
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MLK weekend - Lake Tahoe cabin 18. - 20. 1. 2014

Martin Luther King Jr. long weekend is always good reason for time in the mountains. Eric and I reserved a cabin at north Lake Tahoe and with a great group of friends we enjoyed the time off. Even though there was very little snow, we had fun.
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Prodlouzeny vikend - Martina Luther King, je vzdy dobry duvod ke straveni casu na horach. Eric a ja jsme zarezervovali chatu na severni casti jezera Tahoe a se skvelou skupinou kamaradu jsem si uzivali volna. I kdyz snehu bylo velice malo, tak jsme si to uzivali.
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Christmas trip 21. 12. 2013 - 4. 1. 2014

 Over 3000 miles, 7 states (California, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming and Idaho) and 5 national parks (Bryce, Arches, Rocky mountain, Grand Teton and Yellowstone)
This year we decided to drive to Colorado for Christmas. It is long drive and we wouldn't be able to cover the distance in one day, therefore we made a nice long trip out of it. On the way to Colorado we stopped Las Vegas, Bryce and Arches national park. After spending a few days with the family we drove to Lander, stopping in Rocky Mountain National park on our way. Kelly, who used to live in Ca moved to Wyoming and we were glad that we can stay couple nights in there house and explore the area. Then we moved to Jackson and from here we explored the winter Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. When was time to go back home, we stopped in Salt Lake City for last two nights.
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Kolem 5000 km, 7 statu (Kalifornie, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Wyoming a Idaho) a 5 narodnich parku (Bryce, Arches, Rocky mountain, Grand Teton and Yellowstone)
Tento rok jsme se rozhodly jet do Colorada na vanoce autem. Je to dlouha cest a nebyli bychom schopni ujet takovou vzdalenost jeden den, tudiz jsme si naplanovali z toho dlouhy vylet. Na ceste do Colorada jsme se zatavili v Las Vegas, a narodnich parcich Bryce a Arches. Pote co jsme stravili nekolik dni s rodinou jsme odjeli do mestecka Lander. Po ceste jsme se zastavili v narodnim parku Rocky Mountain. Kelly, ktera kdysi bydlela v Kalifornii se prestehovala do Wyomingu a my jsme byli radi, ze jsem u ni mohli stravit par noci a prozkoumat okoli. Pote jsme odjeli do Jackson a odtud jsme vyrazeli na tury v zimnich narodnich parcich Grand Canyon a Yellowston. Kdyz byl cas se vratit domu, zastavili jsme se jeste na dve noci po ceste zpatky v Salt Lake city.
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