Some photos
Trip Start
Oct 21, 2006
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Trip End
Mar 21, 2008
Krivan,
Slovakia
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Painted house, Cecmany
In September we went to visit a picturesque little village called Cecmany, which is famous for these painted houses.
Morning fog over the backyard fence
This is the view from our backyard, early on an October morning. Our house is right on the edge of the village, with only farmland and forest behind.
Jim in his Russian hat
This is Jim wearing a Russian hat.
Mushroom picking
In early October we went for a drive into the forest and did some mushroom picking, a very Slovak activity. We 
Jane with Dad and Yoshi in the back yard
While we were in Syria and Turkey, we met a Japanese guy named Yoshi who was also travelling around the world. When he made it up to Slovakia in October he came and stayed with us for a few days. This is us sitting in the backyard enjoying the tail-end of summer.
Ping pong at the mental hospital
Janes mum works at a hospital for mentally disabled men. One day we went up there to play a bit of ping pong with them. Here is Jane kicking some arse.
Snowman
And then, rather suddenly, we went from autumn one day to heavy snow the next. This is the backyard after half a day of snow.
Snowman2
November snow
Birthday drinks and dinner
Jims birthday
This is Jims birthday at the Zlaty Dukat restaurant with the family.
December pig-killing party
In early December a lot of families invite friends over to kill a pig. They shoot the poor piggy between the eyes at the crack of dawn, then spend the rest of the day carving him up in all directions. Almost every single part of the pig is used in some way. The idea is that one pig can be used throughout the cold of winter. This first photo shows some of the pig-killers standing around, mixing innards in a big boiling pot.This second photo shows a hanging bag of fat.
A hanging bag of fat
Marek and a dog
Jane nearly eats a mouse
