Drinking Beer

Today I went to not one, but two breweries. And I drank beer. AND I liked it.

The first batch was blueberry beer, which was good, you could smell and taste the berries. And the second was a more classic beer that had won third place in the Czech beer competition. I would be interested in tasting the first and second place winners.

Tomorrow Mark and I are going to a beer festival in West Bohemia, which should be interesting. I am told that we depart tomorrow morning at 8 am sharp. I believe drinking will begin 10ish. Yeesh! I will have to pace myself. I am not seasoned like these Czechs when it comes to drinking. They are quite talented at it.

Had a busy day visiting the breweries, but also a castle, 3 chateaus, and the smallest city in Europe (which is an adorable cottage town with a beautiful Gothic Bridge). Radka and her dad were giving me the history behind everything, and Radka and I chatted more about the changes in the country since the revolution.

The Chateaus that we visited today had been restored, but a couple of them not completely. When the communists came into power they took family properties away from the rich, as under communism they belonged to everyone. As often happens when things belong to everyone, and no one specific, no one took care of them. Buildings (not just posh ones too) fell into a horrible state. Now, after the revolution, this country is in a constant state of reconstruction and restoration, but it is very expensive and time consuming. Often projects are half done and the contrast is startling. But even with the contrast this country is so beautiful, and the history fascinating. 

It makes me wish I paid attention to history as it was happening back in Jr High. But then again I was very busy back-combing my hair, listening to Mötley Crüe and thinking about boys. Who had time to be bothered with watching history unfold?

PS Crüe Rüles