Best Western Hotel Panorama Plzen

... part of the plant but one line was running so we saw the bottles scuttle past on their way to being filled.<br><br> We wound our way through the plant and saw a multimedia presentation on the brewing of Pilsner Urquell. They mash it or boil it three times which is unusual. They also hop it three times. Using Saaz hops from the region. A few years ago, there were several natural hops ...

... in it's main square.).<br> <br>The brewery tour was 90 mins long and I'm sure the gentleman conducting the tour was the human muse for the creation of 'The Count' on sesame street, his hair didn't move, sadly there were no mirrors anywhere so I couldn't check for a reflection... He was a brilliant tour leader and was happy to answer any ...

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.

... nipped in the bud. Czech is a whole different ball game. Like cricket. It sorta resembles something familiar, but you soon realize everything is differnt. Differnt field, different rules, different variations on familiar things. Even the liquid refreshment is different ...rather than breaking the action for tea, they break for beer here. And sadly, I have NEVER figured out cricket. Perhaps the beer will do the trick and I will eventually remember how to say hello without my crib notes.

... never drink beer the same way again. By this time we were famished and decided to grab lunch in the brewery's restaurant/beer hall. The restaurant was absolutely incredible, huge plates of traditional Czech cuisine with enormous never ending mugs of beer; it was quite possibly the best meal I had during my entire stay in Europe. After the meal we went back to Zach's Pub for a nightcap where we met some people from Ireland and we ...

... one.. ther were 4.. then through a varietz of stumbling and fumbling around with mz excellent czeck language skills &lt;sounds like MLOO= VEET=Ah EN=Glee=ski&gt; meaning do you speak english... what can i saz.. im a master of language. Anzwazs I ended up in pilsen by oh around 3pm.. lucklz i found mz hotel.. yes HOTEL easilz. You guzs know how i like a bargain.. so for 25 a nite.. and ...

... first stop ended up being Lounin. Lounin is one of those places that if you blink you will miss. We were in search of house number 24, where several generations of the Koucky (Kautsky) family were born. We did find the house, it seemed very nice, most likely remodeled a time or two over the years. It was fenced off, so we were not able to see a great deal of it. We were not able to talk to anyone in the home. As we roamed around many dogs were not pleased with us. Their barks ...

... sp?). The latter is where the original Budweiser beer was brewed starting in the 12th Century. The former was the seat of the rulers of the area for many years. It was saved from destruction because the castle was occupied by the Gestapo during the war. It is a magnificent city with wonderful medieval buildings. We had lunch in the dungeons of an old jail. There were no electric lights in the dining rooms, just candles. The only electric lights were at the stairs and in the ...

... You should go see it." She told us we should "walk into" the Charles Bridge. We couldn't see the entire castle because it was the day before the national holiday celebrating the founding of Czechoslovakia and the president was entertaining. She did a little better in St. Vitus Cathedral and the Old Town Square. At Old Town Square we decided to bolt from the tour and went to the school, which is just a block away from the Old Town Square. Because of the holiday tomorrow, most ...