Tonight we attended the fourth Advent celebration in the town square of Cesky Krumlov. Unfortunately it seems that even though we arrived fifteen minutes after five the festivities were winding down. I had read that the program for today centered around sending letters to baby Jesus, much like I suppose the practice of sending letters to Santa? But alas upon our arrival I proceeded to the back of the square to see the view held looking back past the fountain and the giant decorated tree towards the stage. Within minutes of scoping my new vantage point I heard an announcement that signaled the end of the program.
It was not the worst thing in the world really. We hung close to the square for a while simply shooting around. After a while the square began to clear out giving us a quieter scene to play with. We then took the opportunity to walk around a little more and explore the town at night with our lenses. It was a nice change from shooting during the day and fighting the tourist passing by. In this sense coming to Cesky Krumlov so late in the year has been advantageous. We would have have had more temperate weather however more tourist to deal with as well. Besides being sick, I’ve loved having the snow and of course there is a very nice compliment paring the snow and this small castle town, something I think Schiele termed it “dead city.” There is something quite fascinating in the idea of a town trying to retain the austere of the past by preserving it against change and progress while simultaneously courting it in the form of tourist attraction and retention.
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