tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335408565106024505.post8330838974736853906..comments2024-02-24T10:11:04.239+01:00Comments on gusto: It's Not Much, But We Like It (Mostly)Grant Podelcohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14046561738258645391noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335408565106024505.post-21190269370106460672009-03-12T14:09:00.000+01:002009-03-12T14:09:00.000+01:00Hi, Pivni Filosof,I thought people would be confus...Hi, Pivni Filosof,<BR/><BR/>I thought people would be confused by "bullock," which just means a young bull, or a steer.<BR/><BR/>The 15th-century, you say??!!! Wow. Too bad it doesn't have a bit more character and atmosphere if it's that old!Grant Podelcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046561738258645391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335408565106024505.post-24877048418029990712009-03-12T12:45:00.000+01:002009-03-12T12:45:00.000+01:00Actually, the translation is not Black Bull, but B...Actually, the translation is not Black Bull, but Black Bullock. There are a couple of legends associated with the place and why it is called like that. <BR/>I can't the book that speaks about it, but if i remember well, it had to do with a sacred site where black bullocks were sacrified.<BR/>The pub has been in the same place since the 15th century, BTW.<BR/>And yes, even driving through Černý Vůl in winter is terrible, specially when there is that "inverze". I guess that down in the valle the air is cleaner.Pivní Filosofhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17883511608403454943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335408565106024505.post-57421137594092891232009-03-12T11:45:00.000+01:002009-03-12T11:45:00.000+01:00Hi, Ole. Thanks a lot for your very kind words. I ...Hi, Ole. Thanks a lot for your very kind words. I really appreciateit! By the way, I also love "Watership Down"!Grant Podelcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14046561738258645391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-335408565106024505.post-79600592485117740952009-03-11T22:32:00.000+01:002009-03-11T22:32:00.000+01:00I would like you to know that I thoroughly enjoy y...I would like you to know that I thoroughly enjoy your blogg here (and your biking blogg). As an American who really would love to live and work in the CR, I must say I am a bit envious of you (and that I tend to live vicariously though you).<BR/><BR/>Keep it up!<BR/><BR/> ~ OleOle J. Forsberg, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05903130088004108297noreply@blogger.com