Visits, Birthdays and Travels
My friend Jan came for a weekend visit, which was a good time. Not too much to report about that. Saw the sights, drank the beers, heard the jazz. We did come across this sign, and I'm curious what your initial thoughts are when you see it.
If you said "boobs," you are correct. We also crossed this fountain, which at first glance, appeared to be another peeing statue.
But, sigh, it wasn't. But if it were, how great an expression is that on the lounging woman?
The following weekend (this past Friday), Heather hit the big 3-0. Bring on the old jokes, and the beers. Apparently buying Ben a beer as a way to say thanks for cutting my hair turned into a 7-beer couple hours including bumping into the birthday girl at the same pub and toasting her as well. Made me think of what one student once quipped: "The biggest lie told in the Czech Republic is that we're only going for one beer."
The festivities continued the following day (when I appropriately taught my students the idiom "the hair of the dog that bit you") with some celebrating at this outdoor pub with a delicious-looking menu, and a fantastic view of the sunset.
Saturday, we tredged on over to Plzen - the home of Pilsner beer. Don't be fooled by imitation pilsners. Plzen is the real deal. I mean, the sign says so, so it must be true.
(It reads Plzen - The Main Beer Town)
We took a tour of the Pilsner Urquell brewery, which included tasting some unfiltered beer right from the wooden casks. Some damn fine beer. Not that it was all beer and no play... there was a game of chess on 3-foot high pieces, all shaped as something related to beer, and a visit to the third-largest synagogue in the world (though it was closed, of course).
So all in all, it's been a very busy, and very fun, couple weeks. I have this week off from visitors and travels, and on Sunday, Henry, Chris and Amanda arrive for a week. The day before they leave, Heather's friend James comes for a visit, and as such, our place will be a mini-hostel until mid-June, when we're both leaving the country, with a weekend visit from Scott and Eda worked in there too.
More details on our exodus in the coming days.
Cau for now.
If you said "boobs," you are correct. We also crossed this fountain, which at first glance, appeared to be another peeing statue.
But, sigh, it wasn't. But if it were, how great an expression is that on the lounging woman?
The following weekend (this past Friday), Heather hit the big 3-0. Bring on the old jokes, and the beers. Apparently buying Ben a beer as a way to say thanks for cutting my hair turned into a 7-beer couple hours including bumping into the birthday girl at the same pub and toasting her as well. Made me think of what one student once quipped: "The biggest lie told in the Czech Republic is that we're only going for one beer."
The festivities continued the following day (when I appropriately taught my students the idiom "the hair of the dog that bit you") with some celebrating at this outdoor pub with a delicious-looking menu, and a fantastic view of the sunset.
Saturday, we tredged on over to Plzen - the home of Pilsner beer. Don't be fooled by imitation pilsners. Plzen is the real deal. I mean, the sign says so, so it must be true.
(It reads Plzen - The Main Beer Town)
We took a tour of the Pilsner Urquell brewery, which included tasting some unfiltered beer right from the wooden casks. Some damn fine beer. Not that it was all beer and no play... there was a game of chess on 3-foot high pieces, all shaped as something related to beer, and a visit to the third-largest synagogue in the world (though it was closed, of course).
So all in all, it's been a very busy, and very fun, couple weeks. I have this week off from visitors and travels, and on Sunday, Henry, Chris and Amanda arrive for a week. The day before they leave, Heather's friend James comes for a visit, and as such, our place will be a mini-hostel until mid-June, when we're both leaving the country, with a weekend visit from Scott and Eda worked in there too.
More details on our exodus in the coming days.
Cau for now.
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