Hostel River Plzen
Cernicka 12 Plzen, Bohemia, Czech Republic
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Plzen: Hometown of the world's original lager beer
The more beer I drink, the more I enjoy it! Plzen was on my way down to Cesky Krumlov, so I made the pilgrimage to the city to pay homage to its famous beer: Pilsner Urquell. I arrived by train in the early afternoon and checked into my hostel which was interesting to say the least. The owner couldn't find my reservation even though I had emailed …
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The home of Pilsner!
... very large) basement maze and served us "fresh", unfiltered beer straight from the giant wooden casks. Pretty cool. Other than that, we just "czeched" out the town square that was having some sort of fair, and ate some delicious sausages and had more of the local beverage, before catching a night bus out of town and into Munich.
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L'origine de tout
... on en creuse une estie de shot si on veut une cave de garde comme ça! : O)
Après notre visite, n'ayant pas dîné, on se pointe vers 2h30 au restaurant annexé à la brasserie. C'est fermé jusqu'à 3h. Bizz... Finalement on décidé au grand dam de Joa de jeuner jusqu'à Prague. Mais, personne n'est décédé, on avait un petit stock de chips et de bonbons dans l'auto pour survivre.
Suite à Prague
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The Birthplace Of The Pilsner
This morning we boarded a train from Prague, 2 hours to the small town of Pilsen (Plzen). The allure of this small town is it's claim to fame of being the first place to brew botom fermented amber lager. Firstly, we visited the quirky little Brewery Museum that details the history of beer making in Pilsen from the 1300's when everyone in the town had a license to brew and a large amount of ...
The Austrian Connection
... live in the village of Wolfsegg (pop 2000) which was only ten minutes from Alois' business, 20 minutes from Andrea's parents, Renate and Fredi, and within easy distance to several large towns with all of the usual retail, commerce and education facilities.
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Our few days with the extended family were a delight. The fun bits of travel ...


