Four family members from Israel decided to hire me as their tour guide. Initially I wasnt aware of the purpose of their visit to the Czech Republic. A Biologist, an Entomologist.......... I began to wonder what will they want. Then in advance of their arrival I received their itinenary along with where they needed to visit, Ostrava, Mikulov, Znojmo, České Budějovice, Terezín,
Mauthhau
sen and Prague........ all within four days. This required serious logistic preparation.
On arrival I was informed "we want to také our mothers route, she was from Ostrava and at 16 was sent to a concentration camp". We also managed to search for other relatives and also visited Jewish cemeterys.
As the tour progressed the more satisfaction I got from being able to guide them. Then, whilst in České Budějovice I was asked, for which to me at the time seemed a strange request. "Can you get us a loaf of bread and some butter?" This I duly did after a visit to the local grocers. Then the request did not seem strange at all.... "this was the first food our mother was given right here after a long trek from Mauthhausen".
Ron and family, thank you for entrusting me to help and guide you during your visit.
this is one of my best experience in 25years of guiding in central Europe