Plzen

Tubthumping

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September 3rd 2006
Hello from Plzen, home of Pilsner.... One hour out of Prague, our main reason for visiting was to tour the Pilsner Urquell brewery (it was here where the eponymous Pilsner was invented). The brewery tour was a bit underwhelming. In part I think this is because they are currently increasing the capacity of the brewery (with all the building work that goes along with it), and as such are limited ... read more

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more