01/02/11

While yesterday was mostly concerned with taking it easy, and considering the following days to come today saw the enaction of such mundane activities such as laundry and organization. I took Joe around town so he could have a guided tour of our temporary home, one such that he might be able to navigate around by himself while we do the more intricate details of cleaning and scrubbing. Later on that night we availed ourselves of the Krumlovský mlýn. The mill is one part bar, one part museum and one part resturant. All these things combine equal tourist destination. We were there for the food specifically and I must say that on a Sunday night things were dead and the food was alright but not spectacular. The ambiance of the small “hall-like” dining seemed too quiet at times only to be disrupted by the sounds of loud techno billowing out of the bar as two younger men kept roaming back and forth between restaurant and bar. Has off season begun? Afterwards we availed ourselves of a couple as of yet undiscovered bars and drinking establishments. Along our travels we ran across what could have been a ferret or mink having a tussell with a cat. I almost enticed the creature to come over to use but bright lights scared if off. The fact that began to come towards us makes me think it might have been domestic. But I could be wrong and with that may have narrowly averted disaster. This episode took place as we stopped near the Regional Museum to look north over the city rooftops. With a town like this it seems the nights are always still. Every step we took, the crunch of freshly fallen snow could be heard, each breath echoing off the stone and concrete walls.