Scottish Highland Games at Sychrov Castle
Among the summer events taking place in the country's many castles and chateaux is the annual Scottish Highland Games Czech Open at Sychrov Castle, north of Prague. The event has a four year tradition and is attended by around 8 thousand people every summer. It is due to take place this Saturday -ie. August 21st - and Radio Prague called the chief organizer Vasek Rout to tell us what visitors can expect:
"You will be able to see Scottish Highland bagpipers, heavyweight athletes, dancing -highland dancing, Scottish country dancing- many, many bands playing traditional Celtic music..."
Can visitors take part in anything or are they just onlookers?
"No, no they can take part in many disciplines, they can try to dance Scottish country dancing, there are many things for kids to enjoy -so everybody can do everything."
"The games will start on Saturday at 10 in the morning and will finish at around midnight. For people who like dancing - Scottish country dancing - there will be a traditional Scottish ball on the night before in the nearby town of Liberec - a big Scottish ball with the Kinlochard Ceilidh Band and Graham Richardson. There will be haggis and whisky - Grant's whisky, obviously -traditional Scottish whisky at a traditional Scottish ball."
You say it ends at midnight so there will probably be bonfires as well and things like that, won't there?
"Yes, yes."
How many people are you expecting?
"I think there will be five, six, seven thousand people..."
