Opposite to us, the forest crosses the path of a white, glistening Mercedes. Bus tour. In this part of the world and in November's color, it acts like a fist on the eye. It goes to the heart of Považský Inovec, we are in the opposite direction, and has two possibilities. Either anchor in the Bezovec ski resort - but there is no snow - or a kilometer starts. In the fairy valley where you can find balm for your eyes and peace of mind. It ends up with a single bus line, but the tour is sometimes too busy. In this valley the television village has grown and there are two worlds: New Lehota with Horna Dolna. We can find more than fifty municipalities in Slovakia called Lehota. Only one is located on the border of Trenčianskeho with Nitriansky kraj, under the mountain Považský Inovec, in the pure nature and near the castles Tematín, Beckov and Čachtický castle.

Give us the holy room

New Lehota has officially 206 inhabitants, the cord and history is associated with Star Lehota and from all Lehôt is currently the most famous. Prileplastok Nová does not fit too much in terms of time. The first mention of the village dates back to 1348, when it belonged to the Tematín manor. Now he is in the "backing" of Markíza TV and in the viewfinder of the whole of Slovakia. On TV, almost a million viewers are watching New Lehot whenever a new piece of Horna Dolna sitcom gets to the screen. At the same time, it is said that the New Lehota was founded by a man with the surname of the Room. "Give us this holy room," this was our attempt at our first contact with the village. With a jovial question - how do you live here? - we do not have to give up. The TV square opens behind a sharp twist. There is a favorable view of the view, perhaps because of the two gates and the "curtains" of the curtains in the windows. Like in Sicilian bleeding. Even young teenager "forgot" what she wanted originally ... So quickly she checked an empty box, put her back, pulled the dog back into the gate and closed it from the inside. Were the domestic strangers really full of teeth?

No movement, no people

There is peace in the square, no movement. Foods away from home are closed. Their owner is marooned and the pub is not open yet, because at lunchtime, even on business days, it is not paid. New Lehote Square - this is a chapel in the neighborhood with an evangelical church and bell tower, information boards, a bus stop and a memorial. The home was devoted to his heroes who fought and fell during two wars, eighteen names were carved in the marble.

Three cars and zero people crashed in an hour's square. The company makes us a black cat and a bus. The first manages everything at once - lying, guarding the memorial and performing paw hygiene. The young chauffeur has decomposed the robot more efficiently. "I'm new here, just the second week. To get the time done, I'm doing my order on the bus. Using the floor, sweeping the garbage, but you see, there are not many robots. Two or three people may arrive at the closest link, in the morning and in the evening it is cheerful. Even recently, the bus was also going to the Dolina (local part, about two kilometers from the village - auth.), Today is not for whom. "

Uninvited guests

We are studying the square. From the horizon to the cult, it bends steeply up to the TV curve and the general office. Let's jump in Horna Dolna's head and compare with New Leap. Where does the legendary rapide, where the cacophony was, the legendary rapper, the monumental attraction of a successful series? We are looking for the love nest Erika Bednáriková (Petra Polnišová) and Ďura Brmbalíka alias Dan Heriban - after the house with the legendary latrina. After Tereza Pekná's Tavern (Zuzana Šebová), after the office of Mayor Karol Frlajz (Peter Sklar) ...

"And who called you here?" This hintful hint of this time did not belong to us. Only one of the households, who had been fortunate enough to speak, was irritably describing how he had made one of his visits to the village. "I'll come here like big water, park where they want. They do hurhaj, go with the cameras, make a mess and then say - that there is nothing here! So I cried out for them that no one called them. "

A fresh pensioner, let's call him Mr. Karol, has a cottage just below the television pub that is neighboring Frzlajz's office. "We do not expel anyone, but tell me what it is like for people when they just get foreign. On the tavern where he spins, someone broke the window and picked up the antler. Even on the wall of the office there is no sign Horná Dolná, it disappeared. I do not expect the crew to keep the cacao and rapide. Attention, but most of the people are going to talk to them, "adds Karol, who also appeared in the actor's role in the series. Especially when he was spinning in the tavern and on the playground, he did the extras. And did the stamper run away from the squad for a laugh in front of the camera? "I'm not afraid of the camera. Are you really polite? Well, it would not have happened! There are some shots where you can drink, even for four times ... "

Jumpless to jump, zero effect

The TV crew involved a lot of housewives in the series. Due to authenticity, local color, nature and soul consonance. Effect visible. In New Lehote, "acting" is the most frequented profession, just a part-time job and almost free of charge. If there is not money in it, what then - glory? Karol thinks rather that people have come to this theater to redeem the stereotype.

"The fun is that there was never a theater in the village, maybe only at school. And how many actors here we have, right ?! People from Marquis, duo, production and actors are fine, normal, no inflating, "explains Karol. For years he worked at the Bezovec ski resort until the summer of this year - as a girl for everything. He claims, The Bezel has a sense, people know him well. Mainly in winter there is a road from Piešťany or a highway to this direction. Under the hill parking lots full, capacity also. The services have improved, only a pity of some, formerly retreated homes. They are dying today, they have behaved in both spirits and horses. "You see, we are a kilometer from Bezovca, and tourism has barely lied here in the village. Except for chefs, receptionists, maintenance staff - let it be ten people together what they had or robot there. Nothing, "concluded Mr Karol.

Looking for a quick fix

The van was not allowed to start delivery with the Soviet-style "espézetka". In her four guys returning home from the week and looking for filmmakers. Even today we are turning - or we do not know where. Do you have another offer for extras? We are also shifting the info as we bought it from home: filmmaking is not done, the crew always comes in two weeks, then the village is upside down. There should also be a break of winter, but it has changed, it is probably not enough to cut the cut ... The boys in the van are looking for a rapide and a cacao after the village - unsuccessful. They ask for a trip to the playground and to the cemetery that they will be hanging out on the cell phone. And we were the ones who were enthroned, sitting on an inverter under the inscription "DOMÁCI" and past the football gate. These guys are model and merchants. Something for something: "Listen, photographer, and three episodes of a poll would not be found? The fourth can not, it's a chauffeur ... "Those were the only ones to find where to buy. When they open the tavern, the guys and the thirst will pass. In Nova Lehote, everything is worth it :-).

Every morning in the burgy

The main cemetery tent spreads over the cemetery. JRD Bezovec was once a pride and source of livelihood not only for this valley. "Whatever I was doing there, already in the dark, at half past four in the morning, we were marching to the burgyne, digging crumple or ge cows. Šecka is nice with rukama, it is not like today that it is only checked as a machine maka. And as I was already standing at home with pots. Well, there were hundreds of people working on the team. Čul? Šecka sold, leased, the robot walks three-fours and half-oss. I do not know what, what is it for co-operatives? All wrong."

Aunt Zuzka Plackova has one thing in my head - that's right on the tongue. The New Lehota was added more than half a century ago. Today she is alone in the cottage, with a farm yard and two more houses attached to it, which fall on her head. "I do not get out of it. The kids are rude, they are not interested, and my son has been buried. I have a heart after surgery and I can use it as it is every new morning. Fate gave me a lie, but I can not put it so easily, "says Zuzka's everyday optimism. Letting a word of courage with her as well. What has preceded it?

Needs of Zuzka and Agnes

We finally found a place where a cacao is in Horna Dolna. And the house where Erika Bednáriková lives. She is now with Ďurom on the "holiday" in Bratislava and the most popular Slovak latrine has also taken off the court so that the fan does not get "legs". For completeness and order, we are asked to add that Erikin's television house, cocoa and Ms Zuzka's house are on one street. A kick is complemented by Aunt Aunt's house, Zuzkinej susedy.

At the end of our search we stood at both the fence and a good moment to see us. "You know, the Shelijah people are here. I've already tried the fake electrician depreciators, I almost pushed them through the door. We are now going to journalists, eyewitnesses, take a picture of us, or they do not ask. And me last, the river, what do you shoot and that of your dog. And then I found myself in the magazine. He runs from the staff, if needed. A live savior, let's go to the yard for a movie or a real village props - but these are ours, "says Anezka's cautionary reasons, and Zuzka jumps into the speech:" We look like a zologeist here, and we are neither in Horna Dolna nor do we play. "

Both girls, even though they are over seventy, are dying at the fence. Debates about life, cooking, everything about Horno Dolna keep them in shape. "It was a bit about what happened in the series. It drives us down, but what of us do we have? A little bit of it. Have we always been here in good life, and we're going to be envious of our legs? Last time, I was kissing that the kid who walks on the mallet is behaving like a young man in the TV ... But, that's just such a stupidity. I have to say that the ket is filming, we have a nice cooked, eaten. There is a shop, a tavern, a post office regularly, and buses. The services are ordered until the New Year, and we understand with Agnes. And I am the Evangelist and the Catholic ... We will meet in the same way up there, "she adds, pointing to the cemetery.

Good news for Horna Dolna: cacao and rapide were not found, but we saw with our own eyes that they did not get "legs". They are safe, well guarded, at least to the closest filmmaker. Aunt Zuzka Plackova is not only a good actress but also a policeman.

We were still wondering which option the Mercedes-Benz had chosen at the beginning of the report ... We chose well.

Radovan Stoklas

Martin Petrík