Hotel Kosmos Karlovy Vary

... 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 ...

... put before him... <br><br><br>The tour starts with the production line - the cleaning of recycled glasses, the airation &amp; subsequent dispensing of beer into glasses and laser scanning of the bottles for imperfections, this was pretty much how it worked for the cans aswell (minus the recycling step). <br><br>If I could bore you with all the ...

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>

Wow! What a gorgeous town this is! The accomodations and hostess have been amazing and there are so many neat things to see and do here. We have spent our time visiting family and friends and at each we have been enjoying reminiscing about Mirek's family's time living here and looking at old photos which has been so interesting! One of our excusions was to a look-out above the town and took a cable car to get there, the veiws were beautiful especially of 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.

... we have woken then up too many times in the past week when we have been there! 2am entries, drunk as! all good times... however they have been the most accomodating people and we have even gotten some accomodation on the cheap. Prague and the Central Train station has so many bums around, more than Adelaide... and they don't mind trying to get your attention .. Looking forward to Copenhagen the city which holds many memories for a great Arsenal team in the 90s!

... by a stream running through the town, with countless shops and cafes either side. Caryn wanted a massage, but we couldn't really find anything worth the cost or that worked with our schedule. One of the other interesting things about the town is the natural hot springs. In fact they have an entire "Gallerie" devoted to little water fountains dispensing this water. The first thing we noticed was that ...

... showed many of their belongings which were brought here before they were taken away to various concentration camps. One synagogue listed the names of the 78,000 Czech Jews who were killed during the war. It was a sobering experience. It lead out to the cemetery which represented the lives of many Jews who lived in the area before the war. That number dramatically decreased. The area is now thriving again, although the many deaths are still ...

... and perhaps a pickle or mushroom). Pickles are to die for. They aren't real sweet and not real sour. Just right. And boy do people, us included, eat them! For some reason dried pasta cooks faster. We are not sure why. Perhaps it isn't as thoroughly dried as in the states. Sweets are not as sweet as in Vienna, Naples, or the States. We like them better. We have both started drinking our coffee with cream and sugar. Possibly because we make it so strong. They have a wonderful ...