Eurohotel Karlovy Vary

Today was Beer Day. We signed up to go to the Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzen (pronounced Pilszen). It is about a one hour drive from Prague. There is also a museum there and some caves about ½ way there. The tour included stopping at the caves which we thought at first were associated with Pilsner Urquell but they are just nice caves.<br><br> We hit the museum first which had some really nice ...

... 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>

... why. I then realized that all the people were the tram riders and were too lazy to walk to the top of the tower; they were in line for an elevator. I hustled past them shouting "Prominte" (Sorry) and then went up the stairs. When I got to the top of the tower, the view was amazing. I was pretty excited. I looked for a while and then decided to take some pictures. The first picture I took was into the sun so I couldn't ...

... had the place to ourselves! The gothic architecture was spectacular and nothing we had ever seen before, dating back to more than 1000 yrs. We wandered down to town and enjoyed a quick snack before heading to take our daily nap! The Jewish Quarter was our next venture out yet we found the lines too long and ended up wandering the area and found the designer street! The LaCoste shop drew us in as there was a beautiful men's shirt on display. For kicks we went in and asked the ...

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.

... to be alone in my personal space, and I don't want a stranger's **** all up in my personal space. My mess is fine with me, but when someone else's mess invades, its war baby! By the end, I was just kicking their things out of my way, throwing their things off of mine, and generally disrespecting their possessions the same way that they disrespected mine. The arrived on Friday, and from then on my weekend went as follows: On Friday, I got up around 9 am and took my sweet time ...

After a long flight to Frankfurt yesterday, I had the pleasure of spending an eternity (7 hours) in the hot airport waiting for my connection to Prague. Anyways, so I finally made it to Prague at about 5 and didn't get to my hotel until 9pm. I'm staying in this complex of dorms kind of place. It's right by a huge soccer stadium. I hope they don't kick me out while I'm gone. I was going to stay 3 nights but ...

... door. We don't have extra slippers or sandals for guests, but many places do. Wearing slippers or some form of house shoes extends to places of employment as well. Even in the hospital the doctors, nurses, aids, and custodial help all wear them. The Czechs are firm believers in holidays. Even though the country is mostly atheist, Christmas is a big thing. Aside from the Christmas fairs all over the city, the city virtually closes down for December 24, 25, and 26. Everything is ...

... for herself and her son. She lives south of the city. It is about a 40-minute trip for us on the Metro and bus. We have spent quite a bit of time with her during the past two weeks. Fred spent about 45 minutes with the six-year-old son yesterday. There was an immediate bond. She told us today that when we finish school and if we are interested, she has four more women who want tutoring. This could be good for us but it would mean that we can't get green cards and will have to ...