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Plzen and pilsner
... cool all year round. Some of the cellars are 3 levels deep. It reminded us of the tour we took in Rome, of the catacombs where the Christians are buried. Although in Plzen there were no underground burials, its quite similar in terms of the labyrinth of passageways - many of the cellars were linked. They must have had locks and doors to stop the neighbour stealing their moonshine. The whole area is dug with wells. Some of the walls have ...
Too Many Brewery Tours Are Never Enough
... that be a lesson to the kids out there. Pay attention in school and you too may very well get to drink from the large cup of beer whilst those who don't show interest have to make do with the thimble-sized vessels! :)
We completed the tour and proceeded to Pilsen's centre square for a quick walk around and happy snaps before grabbing some lunch and catching another train on to Prague.
To say it was a sh#t fight to get a seat would be ...
The only living American in Plzen
... commentary. Hopefully no one noticed us eavesdropping, but it's not our fault for understanding English.
After we sampled our free Pilsner Urqell that came with the museum ticket, we walked over to the main square to climb the tower of St. Bartholomew's Cathedral. While a decent ways up, the skyline of Plzen isn't all that exciting. Plzen in general wasn't all that exciting to us, it has some nice areas but feels a bit run down outside of the ...
Pilsner Urquell Brewery
We traveled from Brno to the famlous Pilsner Urquell Brewery in Plzen Czech Republic. Once more a tour - photos only allowed if you paid for the privilege so I became the official group photographer. Lots of history here as the brewery dates back to 1842. Down in the cellars they have you samplw the old method of beer - it was quite bitter - and the ...
Just Sue Finds Her Feet
... Mosel and Rhine rivers. We arrived in time for the annual summer horticultural festival called “Buga 2011” which closed off large areas of the riverfront for the exclusive enjoyment of the paying public; Buga indeed. By the time we had walked around the historic centre, the temperature was in the high 20s and we went looking for a cafe overlooking the river and a ...