That's right! Just a week and a half after meeting them in Amsterdam, the Baines duo made their way to Prague for a visit. They explored the city during the days when we were working & we all hung out in the evenings and on the weekend. I think the highlite of the trip for all of us was our trip to the town of Plzen, where Pilsner Urquell is made.
Here we are on the train trip to Plzen. The beer we're drinking, Gambrinus, is one of our favorites here. And it happens to be owned by Pilsner Urquell.
Upon arrival at the train station in Plzen, Laura, Chuck and Cisco thought they'd try to make a bit of extra cash through street performing. This is their robots routine.
Alas...no money was made.
As we walked through Plzen we saw that the "Earth from Above" exhibit was visiting. We strolled through the exhibit & enjoyed the town. It really is a fantastic display of pictures from around the world. If you haven't seen it, it's amazing...and I think there's a website.
Enough dilly-dallying. It's time to head to the Pilsner Urquell brewery for a tour. Here we are walking up to the 14 century gate of the brewery.
We were all very excited as we entered the brewery grounds & then we were elated when we saw the "Beer World" sign...It's like the DisneyLand of beer :)
Inside beer world, Hannah stopped to pose with a very friendly looking wax man. Pretty realistic, huh?
Then it was on to the tour. We went to the packaging area first. This SO reminded me of Laverne and Shirley. "Schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated!"
Then to the storage room. Aren't those copper vats awesome?
And then down, down, down into the tunnels where the beer sits in barrels as it matures.
Yes...these are all full of Pilsner Urquell.
See? Hmmm...not sure if I want to drink from that one.
In the last part of the tour, a Pilsner Urquell brewer pours each person a special glass of pilsner straight from the barrel. It was delicious...just like beer tasted in the old days (so they say). It's purified, but unpasturized so it's not clear like it is once it's bottled.
Outside the brewery, the gang enjoyed a good old-fashioned game of beer chess. Only, I'm not sure anyone really knows the rules. Oh well...at least we're all having a good time!
Yummmm....Pilsner Urquell...our favorite!
As we walked through Plzen we saw that the "Earth from Above" exhibit was visiting. We strolled through the exhibit & enjoyed the town. It really is a fantastic display of pictures from around the world. If you haven't seen it, it's amazing...and I think there's a website.Enough dilly-dallying. It's time to head to the Pilsner Urquell brewery for a tour. Here we are walking up to the 14 century gate of the brewery.We were all very excited as we entered the brewery grounds & then we were elated when we saw the "Beer World" sign...It's like the DisneyLand of beer :)Inside beer world, Hannah stopped to pose with a very friendly looking wax man. Pretty realistic, huh?Then it was on to the tour. We went to the packaging area first. This SO reminded me of Laverne and Shirley. "Schlemiel, schlimazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated!"Then to the storage room. Aren't those copper vats awesome?And then down, down, down into the tunnels where the beer sits in barrels as it matures.Yes...these are all full of Pilsner Urquell.See? Hmmm...not sure if I want to drink from that one.In the last part of the tour, a Pilsner Urquell brewer pours each person a special glass of pilsner straight from the barrel. It was delicious...just like beer tasted in the old days (so they say). It's purified, but unpasturized so it's not clear like it is once it's bottled.Outside the brewery, the gang enjoyed a good old-fashioned game of beer chess. Only, I'm not sure anyone really knows the rules. Oh well...at least we're all having a good time!
Yummmm....Pilsner Urquell...our favorite!
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