BW's turned into a gambler. A whole 20kc gambler*.
We traversed to Velke Chucle - Prague's horse racing track - with friends and their parents a couple of weekends ago.
Our friends Scot and BB are getting married next summer, and that weekend was their parents' first time meeting each other. The catch: the Scottish Mum and Dad don't speak Czech and the Czech Mama and Tata don't speak English, so - what the hay - a racetrack is a happy common ground. Who doesn't like horses and money? BW paid attention to the horses and I ate potato pancakes. Win!
BW and his 20kc* bet didn't win, but BB did - a whopping 130kc*.
It was a fitting reason to get out of town and spend some time in the sun. And it's pastoral - lots of locals with picnic lunches and green space and dogs trotting around and . Vyborny!
*20kc = 1USD
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| You can get there on your Open Card. Entrance to the races is 120kc |
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| A blur of tails and legs and small men |
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| A content crowd |
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| The setting was easy on the eyes |
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| On the right is Josef Váňa Sr., the Czech Republic's most decorated jockey |
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| BB and her folks |
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| The stands from the side |
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| Kids had a play area... |
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| ...while adults had a betting area (with nothing in English) |
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| Full stands |
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| A winning horse |
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| More of the action |
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| Even Jayda got into it... |
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| ...and made some friends |
