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... of old time beer making equipment, and beer bottling equipment and capping. We also got a small coin which was used in payment in olden times. Workers with this coin were entitled to a beer. We turned in our coins to get a nice beer. As we were running behind, our guide asked if it was ok for us to eat here as well. We each got a nice bread bowl full of goulash soup and then a plate of bread ...

I seemed to have developed a taste for beer on this trip (partly b/c it's too hot to drink wine!!) and no tour to Czech republic would be complete with a tour of the Pilsner Urquell brewery...<br> <br><br>The town of Pilsner is fairly nondescript (ie/ it has no redeeming features, other than a summer installation of a pilsner beer garden and a bouncy ...

Today we went to the Pilsner Urquell brewery in Plzen. Pilsner, the type of beer, originated here, where Pilsner Urquell was brewed from local crops and local mineral water. The tour was awesome. We saw the traditional brew kettles and the modern ones, as well as a very modern new packaging plant. We also tasted some unpastuerized beer directly from fermenting barrels.<br>

... we camped at this weird, seemingly abandoned hotel. After we ride miles out of our way to get there this lady tells me in broken few words and mostly hand gestures that we can't stay there it's only for people of an association. I'm not sure if it was my puppy dog eyes or my deadly looks but in the end she let us camp out back. It was kinda weird because we were the only ones there.

... In the middle of our conversation he took out his camera and began snapping pictures of three specific spots. Of course I didn't know what he was taking pictures of but it looked like he was zooming as far as his new lens would allow. He reached over and showed me pictures of three different somewhat hidden cameras. " Beeg Broder" he said with a smile. I laughed and that introduced some more talk about Communism. Then as if that wasn't enough, the Polizie came ...

So a lot has happened in the past two days and I'm having trouble remembering it all! Okay, so Friday morning we rolled out of bed after a fun night and dragged ourselves to this fun cheap authentic Czech restaurant that Chris suggested and had Goulosh (spelling?). This is a traditional Czech meal of chunks of beef covered in a gravy sauce flavored with tomatoes, sausage and cream (I think?) with ...

Arrived in Karlstejn on the "City Elephant" train at 1.20pm and walked 2km to the Karlstejn Castle. Went on the 2.30pm English tour of the castle which took about an hour. No photography allowed inside the castle. Took in the views over the town before walking back to the train station and catching the train back to Prague.

... I hung out most of the night on those couches talking and whatnot. It reminded me of home, sitting with my girls on the patio at the Vault, drinking beers and smoking cigarettes. Kristen an I decided on the bus home that what we really needed was some McDonalds at 4am. So we got off the bus, onto the night tram and headed to Wenceslas Square to procure our cheeseburgers. This was a bad idea. I have decided that any idea that I come up with after 2 am is probably ...

... stop about 15 minutes ago and are now just propping themselves against a pole smoking. It's about 1am now and I have been watching all this commotion for half an hour. Right why aren't I ****** too? This would be way more fun no? Amusing to start, but I was cold, tired, and where is the stupid tram!!(Not really a stupid tram as they are quite good during the day when they run more frequently than 30-40 minutes!) Finally the tram comes, and just on time as the ...

... in a variety of pastel colors. Many have decorations at the front of the roof--design elements such as curls and sometimes sculpture, especially of human figures. Human figures often also hold up front entrances; both women and men do this hard work. The Old Torn Square is typical and one of the most beautiful places. It is a few hundred yards across in each direction, but within this space are outdoor areas of restaurants, which are serving outside now even in December with ...