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Courte soirée à Plzen (avec des accents ça aussi)
Nous sommes arrivés à Pilsen vers environ 7h15 - 7h30... Donc, pas de niaisage, nous sommes allé faire notre check-in à l'hôtel et nous avons demandé où on pouvait manger une bonne bouffe tchèque et boire une bonne bière. Il nous a dirigé vers le Na Parkanu où on y sert de la Pilsner Urquell... Bien sûr.
Cette bière est la toute première …
Plzen and pilsner
... of place are some modern fountains, one in each corner. I'm not sure what the significance of the gold-coloured fountains is, they look like giant taps.
Just off the square is the brewery museum. We didnt go for the museum though, we went for the tour of the underground cellars of Plzen. As you know, Plzen is the home of the original pilsner beer. Where better to brew, store and sell this beer than in your cellar, where it would ...
Too Many Brewery Tours Are Never Enough
... that should not hold 8 people. We made do given it was only a 2 hour train ride and finally arrived in Prague.
We headed in the general direction of the apartment and finally found it even though it wasn't sign posted. We waited for a few minutes before some guy who didn't speak English opened the door and told us to follow him.
We climbed several flights of stairs before arriving at our apartment, filled out some paperwork and paid the rent ...
The only living American in Plzen
... structure. It is the largest synagogue in Czech and the second largest in Europe. After a peak inside, we headed to the Beer Museum which is near the Pilsner-Urquell brewery and focuses on the creation of pilsner lager and its effects on beer and the town of Plzen. While the museum itself might have been a little lifeless, we ended up next to a private group who had paid for a guide in English, so we conveniently got to follow close by and listen to ...
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 ...