Ceske Budejovice

Ceske Budejovice is the last smallish town we will explore the Czech Republic.. Our journeys have mostly been in the south Bohemian region also knows as budweis (its German name) and in case that sounds familiar to any of you it is also the name of a local beer which many of you might know in America as Budweiser beer. The square in this town is bigger than the squares in most cities and, as in most European cities, is set up with a winter market prior to Christmas... complete with an outdoor skating rink, a local market with all the local crafts, local foods and drinks along with an organ grinder with his monkey.... The square houses the local town hall and has four statues on the top which are said to personify the four citizen’s virtues: Fairness, Wisdom, Bravery and Caution... I think that the first three apply to the citizens and the last one was added by the town politicians who usually ran away when people came to try and use steel instead of gold to get the secret of the beer...