Miluska Spindleruv Mlyn

... and sauerkraut. Didn't really care for the dumplings and sauerkraut but the goulash soup was great.<br><br> Then on to the brewery. Pilsner Urquell has been purchased by a conglomerate, the South African Brewers or SAB but Pilsner Urquell has also become their flagship as it is such a good beer. It was our misfortune to be there on a day when they were cleaning the lines in the bottling and ...

... 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>

(76 miles) Slowing ourselves down has really helped us go longer while feeling like we are riding less. Today we entered the Czech Republic and found out that the roads are not as nice and little towns are run down. It's interesting the change. Everything is much cheaper here as well. We find ourselves dodging potholes more and eating out more. However so far I have taken less pictures ...

... down the street and calmly told us to leave. I couldn't help but notice the look in his eyes when he came up to him. It was a look of empty terror almost. As if we were about to become victims of his beating stick like a typical east Berliner of the pre 90's!! Really.....Communism has not been erased by any means. Wow what a special experience that was to get live the life of a Czech for a night. Very powerful, and unexplainable unless you experience it yourself!

... of bread. A great hearty meal. Oh yeah, and by this time we had made friends with half of our dorm and we took the whole group! It was the four of us (Meliea, Chris, Colin, and me) plus 2 Brazillians named Pedro y Pedro (yes, we called them Pete &amp; Pete), 3 cool Canadians (Billi, Dave and Chris), one English girl (Becky) and Chris from Conneticut. That's three Chrises. We had fun with that ...

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.

... wrong thing to do. Nothing happened, it was just a little scary at that hour, although, it was the best McDonalds cheeseburger I have ever eaten. The party was on Tuesday, then on Wednesday, I had one class and was done with school by 12:30, which was good because I didn't get home from McDonalds until about 5:30 am I think. So, I went home and took a nap. It was fantastic, and the highlight of my Wednesday. On Thursday the school hosted a Boat Party on the Vltava ...

... guy just fell over on his ass a few minutes ago. I laughed of course. You would have too! All good. Now I just go to this stop on my map, get off, change to 54 and then I am back at the hostel. Right, now I think I missed the stop and have gone too far. Can't see my map in the dark very well, and hate to pull that thing out and look like a dumb tourist in the middle of the night no less. Finally figure out where I am, yes I have gone three or so stops too ...

... heaters blowing warm air. All over the city people are still eating outside. Also in the square is the oldest town hall--the town hall for that city before it became the modern city of Prague with several communities combined. There is also a famous church with an astronomical clock. At noon tourists gather with their tour guides and the guides' umbrellas held up to keep the groups together; when noon strikes, the Apostles can be seen at the top of the clock walking in a circle ...