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Riverside in Namba quarter

Close to Namba station

Statues in front of Dotonbori hotel

Rice dumplings Dango

Octopus as advert

Tasty octopus dumplings Tako-Yaki

Two-story bicycle stand

Tricycle stand, Coca-Cola vending machine on left

Tall building, characteristic external staircase

Four-story garage

Typical vending machines

Donations for earthquake victims

One of symbols of Osaka - Glico

Sesame sweets

Capsule hotel

In the capsule hotel

Osaka street

Sea fruits in one of many markets

Opening of a Seashell

Octopus on a stick

Typical bicycle - two baskets, umbrella holder

Use every space - there is coffee shop up the stairs

Alice with Asahi beer

Osaka castle

Umbrella line

Main route through Okunoin

Trains to Goji station

An oji shrine

Kimonos on the bridge

Welcome set at Shekishoin temple - green tea with biscuit

Girls planning next steps, sleeping futons at the back

Slice from aged cypress

Stone garden

Street of Koyasan

Nio, the temple guardian

One of many templates of Koyasan

Alice and cherry blossom called sakura

Still life

Monk statue at Okunoin cemetery

Me and the cypress tree

Lanterns

Japanese garden

Dining room

Pilgrim trail

Easy smile at the beginning

Details of a tree

We reached first canyon

Small creek in the valley

There was small part even on the road

Signs were clear and frequent

Short time to catch breath

A view to Kii Mountains

Small shelter for night

Cold morning, we are descending to Kawatsu

Fallen trees from windbreaks and earthquakes

Flower

Along the river down to Kawatsu town

One of few villages on the route

Gharial

A bird in water

Traditional farm door with onions

Alice, Dan, and Jana

Baby monkey

Cheetah

Small buffalo

African elephant

Polar bear

Anteater

Sea lion exercise

Time machine - 30 years back

Reading of a chapter from the

Honza is creating a horse

Painting preparation

Coloring of the horse

Honza with finished horse

Planning on how to approach the problem

Silver group

Gold group

Zombie tag

I am enjoying Udon noodles

Hongu Taisha shrine

Dragon is guarding water and laddles for misogi ritual

Last steps to Hongu Taisha shrine

Rice fields and largest Torii gate we had seen

Smaller shrines along the trail

Hot spring (almost boiling) used to cook dinner

Oldest onsen (hot spa) in Japan

Bridge near the camp

Landscape views

No road is level, always up or down

Cold and damp morning

Naturally arranged ikebana

Large trees in the shrine

Bamboo forest

First restaurant after two days walk, tasty local cuisine

Rice fields in Takahara

A photo with our nice host

Takahara morning

Town of Rokytnice nad Jizerou

Railwalk

Dan and Alice

Ascent to Zaly observation point

Ruins of castle Pecka

Gnus and waterbucks

Experiements for kids

Queue for the lift to the summit

Signpost

A view back to the valley

Snezka summit and crowds of people

Snezka summit photo

Rübezahl, Krkonose mountain spirit

Rock town at Prachov

Remains of filming

Rock town of Prachov

A totem

Small piano player

Pump on a playground

Castolovice castle yard with coffee

Honza with a goat

Lake in the clouds

Pier in the former quarry near Sutovo

Quarry near Sutovo

Tomas in a creek

Creek in Mlynicka valley

Skok (Jump) waterfall

Near a lake

Snow slope

Lake Vysne Wahlenbergovo

Rest at the lake

Hotel ruin

Strbske lake

Lizzard

Trains from Poprad city

A small bridge

At the foot of Tatras

In the rain

Finally wood

First part goes through village Krtiny

Dan, Kata and Honza

Still in the woods

Honza running

Sausages

Sandra

Fields near Bukovina village

Alice with kids

Krtiny baroque church

Well deserved drink at the end

Lednice castle

Swimming together

Steamer (electric one)

Honza with his favourite goat, Kozisman

Dan in a towel

Apollo temple near Lednice, South Moravia

Parks at Lednice, South Moravia

Alice with wine juice

On a stonewall near a wineyard - Dan, Alice, and Honza

A view from Divci (Girl's) castle ruin

Fire near abandoned church on an island

Wineyards

Waiting for a coffee and juice

Velky (Big) and Maly (Small) Rozsutec and valley below

Alice with an umbrella

Route to Sulov castle

A view to Sulov towers

On Sulov castle ruins

After the rain

A little sip of hot tea

Stating

Muddy ascent

We are closing to snowy ridge

On the ridge

Together at the highest summit - Velky Krivan 1743m

Lovers at the trip

Morning inversion and view to Velka Fatra

Steny (Walls)

Further on the ridge

Autumn time when we got lower

Grun challet

Nigatsudo Hall at Todaiji temple

Me and migawari-zaru (hanging monkeys)

Deer at Kasuga Taisha temple

Tons of people, mostly Chinese

Raven

Monks

Todaiji temple with largest Buddha in Japan

Nara streets

Kiyomizu Dera temple with view to Kyoto

Nice corner

Showcase of green plastic ice-creams

Tea tasting

Higashiyama district with many temples

Temple entrance

Not sure what is this

Nishiki Market with many fishy goodies

Dinner

Three springs

Girls with umbrellas

Fushimi Inari - Thousand gates

Sacred water

Kyoto

Trains to Osaka

MiG-21 next to the entrance

SPAD VII

Aero Ae-10

A pilot of Gripen?

Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star

Avia S-92 Turbina (Messerschmitt Me-262)

Line of helicopters (Mi-24 and Mi-8 in the front)

Tupolev Tu-104

Saab 37 Viggen

Reentry vehicle of Soyuz 28

K-65 Stork (Fi-156 Storch)

Preparations for first downhill

Christmas stars in Stuheck

Me with boys

Dan in the run

Downhill in backlit

Alice in turn

View from top ski-lift station

Honza

Me skiing

Preparation for departure and last inspection

Mil Mi-171 in crowd of people

Static stand

Robinson R-44

Honza is returning from one of his trips

Aerobatics

Aerobatics

Aerobatics with smoke trail

Last wave and departure

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