With camera in tow last friday we ventured to Wilber, Nebraska for lunch. Last friday was the beginning day of Czech Festival, a weekend full of roast duck, dumplings, kolaches, Czech beer, pageants,parades, polka bands and 1000's of visitors to the small town of Wilber--think the population is around 1700. Anyhow, we were there before the masses arrived and actually had a very entertaining afternoon.
We toured the Czech Museum and I found it to be such fun, I hope you do too!! Enjoy.
**Remember you can click on the photo to get a larger view.
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| Signs welcoming us to town |
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| Lunch at Hotel Wilber |
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Inside the "meat locker"
something about the smell of a locker...I just love. |
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| loved the old coke machine |
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| cheese at the locker |
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| vendors set up and a older woman in her Czech costume |
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| have a seat in the Czech Capital |
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| On the menu... |
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| Czech attire |
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| Horse hair coat...didn't seem to appealing in 100 degree temps. |
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| remember these??? |
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| Now that's a CROCK!! |
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| Certainly glad dentistry had improved... |
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| Anyone need a perm... |
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| yes, they even have their own wieners |
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Know what this is????
sausage press, I remember making lots of
potato sausage with one like this |
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| Fabric from the costumes. |
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| such detail |
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| wow....8 track tapes!! |
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| Small town life |
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| they just don't make signs like this anymore.. |
daddy had a typewriter just like one of these and he typed 40 years of sermons on it. we got him a better one and he would not use it. i am soooooo glad i did not have to go to that dentist or to that beautician. OUCH. but i do love looking at them here. well worth the trip.
ReplyDeletewe had several of those crocks for dandelion wine and saurkraut making (my mother was german and my father was czech). we also had a sausage press (not my favorite procedure to watch). :)
ReplyDeleteHi, I love small towns and this one is so charming, My adopted grandparents were Czech and had such a rich history. Thanks for sharing my friend.
ReplyDeleteNoreen
What fun!! I love visiting places like this, and my husband does too and he loved your photos as well!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing such a wonderful place! This is somewhere I would love to visit! So quaint. :)
ReplyDeleteI love heritage festivals...looks like a lot of fun...
ReplyDeleteEight track tapes and typewriters? It looks like you stepped back in time.
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