Dream Trip 2009

Great Travel Moment

I was flooded with familiar smells, mental pictures, and happiness during my long-awaited first visit to the small hometown of my grandparents, Vnorovy, Czech Republic. Growing up next door to my grandparents, I remembered my grandfather's stories (translated from Czech by my father) where he reminisced about his childhood in Vnorovy. I will never forget his smile and glee as he told us about swimming in the Morava River as a young boy. This picture was taken several hundred feet from where my grandfather's home stood. I closed my eyes and imagined him swimming with his pals.