![the weather has turned wet as we leave south Bohemia for Moravia...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336751.ujjaTLpC.jpg) the weather has turned wet as we leave south Bohemia for Moravia... |
![...but we like this kind of atmosphere](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336752.8WA1fWsh.jpg) ...but we like this kind of atmosphere |
![after a few hours' drive, we reach Kuklík, where Jay's great-grandmother Karolína Chvála was born](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336753.Oe9jdASs.jpg) after a few hours' drive, we reach Kuklík, where Jay's great-grandmother Karolína Chvála was born |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336754.wzyZubI9.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336754.wzyZubI9.jpg) |
![on the main road, it doesn't take long to pass thru town...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336756.ob8EWKBF.jpg) on the main road, it doesn't take long to pass thru town... |
![...and then double back](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336757.oPhCVUgR.jpg) ...and then double back |
![off the main road, the village gets interesting; here's a house where Kuklík #32 used to stand](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336759.3nSLoAxS.jpg) off the main road, the village gets interesting; here's a house where Kuklík #32 used to stand |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336760.pUFlU4d6.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336760.pUFlU4d6.jpg) |
![nearby, a creek wanders through the village](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336761.vOZx3H9J.jpg) nearby, a creek wanders through the village |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336762.0CNEObBQ.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336762.0CNEObBQ.jpg) |
![continuing on, we reach the area where Kuklík #53 would have been...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336763.OZX0b4b0.jpg) continuing on, we reach the area where Kuklík #53 would have been... |
![...and another Chvála residence](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336764.YZ5bqTaB.jpg) ...and another Chvála residence |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336765.jtFJOota.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336765.jtFJOota.jpg) |
![(we're still working on a translation for this)](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336766.sP6fjpe2.jpg) (we're still working on a translation for this) |
![then further out, somewhere here would have stood Kuklík #71, an earlier Chvála home](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336767.vci7SsZM.jpg) then further out, somewhere here would have stood Kuklík #71, an earlier Chvála home |
![these roads connect Kuklík to some tiny villages...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336768.dVpen2TP.jpg) these roads connect Kuklík to some tiny villages... |
![...as well as to a variety of woodlands](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336769.PuJDkZtu.jpg) ...as well as to a variety of woodlands |
![here's one of the local industries: lumber](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336770.jYGGLCZB.jpg) here's one of the local industries: lumber |
![now we're in Sněžné, the parish center for Kuklík](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336771.pwhvKK71.jpg) now we're in Sněžné, the parish center for Kuklík |
![here's the Catholic church, recently repaired after damage during Communist times](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336772.p7gQtCwr.jpg) here's the Catholic church, recently repaired after damage during Communist times |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336773.kMYIETGk.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336773.kMYIETGk.jpg) |
![the organ has also been restored](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336774.LKJ71tDM.jpg) the organ has also been restored |
![a kind construction worker has offered to help us get info about Kuklík...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336775.lwkniYYX.jpg) a kind construction worker has offered to help us get info about Kuklík... |
![...and he locates someone who will ask her grandmother next week about Kuklík history](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336776.hgA2OsRc.jpg) ...and he locates someone who will ask her grandmother next week about Kuklík history |
![then we drive to the cemetery nearby...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336778.9wvSWjZI.jpg) then we drive to the cemetery nearby... |
![...and look for names](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336779.rzpz65OV.jpg) ...and look for names |
![plenty of Sláma families here...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336780.GGdx5swZ.jpg) plenty of Sláma families here... |
![...even from Kuklík...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336781.Os76tsqh.jpg) ...even from Kuklík... |
![...but we can't know yet if any are related](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336782.1mIwD2N3.jpg) ...but we can't know yet if any are related |
![then we're off to Lísek, an earlier (possible) family town](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336783.JW9Hf6oy.jpg) then we're off to Lísek, an earlier (possible) family town |
![it's in a nice setting on grassy hills](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336784.0RQblRwL.jpg) it's in a nice setting on grassy hills |
![this was a parish center...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336785.ufodWy24.jpg) this was a parish center... |
![...so served a number of nearby villages...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336786.nXTjUEdY.jpg) ...so served a number of nearby villages... |
![...and has the parish cemetery (no family names here)](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336787.0TSEHvyT.jpg) ...and has the parish cemetery (no family names here) |
![then we head off thru Bohuňov...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336788.Rtm0gCLg.jpg) then we head off thru Bohuňov... |
![...and on to Janovičky...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336790.FWUAYavw.jpg) ...and on to Janovičky... |
![...another possible family-related village](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336789.xDRuLoEa.jpg) ...another possible family-related village |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336791.mh3q9ZVV.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336791.mh3q9ZVV.jpg) |
![g4/66/607666/3/143336792.SziQ3Kdg.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336792.SziQ3Kdg.jpg) |
![then it's time to head south for the night](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336799.z49vaMAL.jpg) then it's time to head south for the night |
![we bid this part of Moravia farewell...](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336800.yQJ49ld7.jpg) we bid this part of Moravia farewell... |
![...but plan to return after more research](https://a4.pbase.com/g4/66/607666/3/143336801.Sp0ZbITU.jpg) ...but plan to return after more research |