Walking the campus of the Czech Village to view highlights are President Petr Pavel, his wife Eva Pavlová and their delegation.
As polka music played at the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum, Eva Pavlová (left), wife of President Pavel, danced a polka with Gary Bucek (right), PLCTM president.
Ice cold Shiner beer, brewed in the nearby town of Shiner, was served at the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum. Shown are (foreground from left) Willie Bohuslav, PLCTM immediate past president; a Czech presidential representative; Mark Hermes, Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center manager; President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva Pavlová; and Miloslav Stašek, Czech Ambassador to the United States located in Houston. Behind them to the left is the museum’s newest exhibit, Frank’s Bar.
At the Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum, President Petr Pavel signs the register as the delegation prepares to leave.
President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva Pavlová (at left) were very congenial and took time before lunch to talk with the public. They are shown speaking to Chris and Doris Benson, King and Queen of the Texas Chapter of the Polka Lovers Klub of America.
The Polka Lovers Club of Texas Museum, located in the Czech Village at the Fairgrounds in La Grange, experienced a once-ina- lifetime event on Saturday, July 13 when Czech Republic President Petr Pavel and his wife Eva Pavlová were hosted by the Texas Czech Heritage & Cultural Center (TCHCC), also located at the Fairgrounds.
The president and his wife were accompanied by their presidential brig…