Category: Beer

• Adventures in Vienna

  

  The final stop on our visit to Central Europe was the lovely city of Vienna. Since we were there for four nights, we rented an apartment in the district of Leopoldstadt near the Donaukanal. The location is terrific with many shops, restaurants, and grocery stores within a short walk. Major attractions like the House of…

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  September 7, 2025

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Austria, Beer, Composers, Dining, Europe, Food, Gardens, History, Museums, Music, Paintings, Palaces, Sculptures, Tourism, Vienna

  Adam and Eve, Architecture, Art, Art Nouveau, Austria, Austrian Baroque, Baumgarten, Beer Gardens, Beethoven, Belvedere Palace, Biergarten, Brahms, Classical Music, Coconut Curry, Composers, Concerts, Don Giovanni, Donaukanal, Elgar, Emilie Louise Flöge, Europe, Food, Franz Sacher, French Impressionism, Gustav Klimt, Handel, Haydn, House of Music, Johann Lukas von Hildebrandt, Johann Strauss, Klimt, Leopoldstadt, Middle Ages, Mozart, Mozarthaus, Museums, Natural History Museum, Nestroy Gasthaus, Opera, Painters, Prince Eugene, Sachertorte, salzburg, Schlosscafé, The Haydn Quartets, The Kiss, The Magic Flute, Torte, Travel, Vienna, Vienna sausage, Vienna Secession Movement, Viennese Biedermeier, Wiener Ensemble, Wiener Schnitzel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Eat Sleep Drink: Amsterdam

  

  After our lovely time in Paris, we took the high-speed train to meet up with friends in Amsterdam. As the hotel in the Museum Quarter we usually book was closed for renovation, we chose the Apollo Hotel. Located on the scenic Apollolaan, which overlooks the intersection of five canals, the hotel interior is stunning. A…

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  March 31, 2025

  Amsterdam, Beer, De Pijp, Dining, Europe, Food, Gardens, Museums, Netherlands, Pubs, Tourism, Travel

  Albert Cuyp Market, Amsterdam, Apollo Hotel, Apollolaan, Beer, Bitterballen, Bols, Canals, De Drie Fleschjes, De Pijp, Desa Restaurant, Dutch East Indies, Dutch Food, Europe, Fine dining, Heineken, Heineken Experience, Holland, Humus, Indonesia, Indonesian Food, jonge, Kofte, Korenwijn, Liqueur, Lucas Bols, Maydanoz, Meze, Museum Quarter, Netherlands, Oude, Poffertjes, Ricetable, Rijsttafel, Snacks, Stroopwafels, Tabouli, Tapas, the-netherlands, Three Little Bottles, Travel

• Eat Sleep Drink: Paris

  

  In early May, Rick and I spent two days in Paris before heading to Amsterdam. As we’ve been to Paris numerous times, we decided to skip museum visits and simply enjoy being in our favorite part of the city, the Latin Quarter (5th arrondissement). Traffic getting from Orly airport to our hotel was challenging due…

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  August 30, 2024

  Architecture, Art, Beer, Dining, Europe, Food, France, History, Paris, Pubs, Tourism, Travel, Wine

  Art, Art Noveau, Bistro, Bouillon, Bouillon Racine, Broth, Burnt Cream, Café, Charcuterie, Cheese, Classical, Concert, Crème Brulée, Eiffel Tower, France, French Cuisine, Frites, Guinness, Hotel La Lanterne, Jameson, Japanese food, Kilkenny, Latin Quarter, L’Annexe de La Petite Périgourdine, Le Galway Irish Pub, Luxembourg Garden, Marche Maubert, Music, Painted Glass, Paris, Pub, Seine River, Stained Glass, Sushi, Sweet KT, Tuileries Garden, Wine

• Colorful Cologne

  

  Rick and I finished our trip to the Czech Republic and Germany with three nights in Cologne. The train journey from Berlin takes less than five hours and offers stunning views of the countryside along the way. We choose the CityClass Hotel am Dom due to its proximity to the train station, the Rhine River,…

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  May 25, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Churches, Cologne, Dining, Europe, Food, Fountains, Germany, History, Tourism, Travel

  Architecture, Art, Bakery, Bakery Merzenich, Beer, Berliners, Bread, Brownies, Cathedral, Cölner Hofbräu FRÜH, CityClass Hotel am Dom, Claes Oldenburg, Cologne, Coosje can Bruggen, Crane House, Croissants, Doughnuts, Dropped Cone, Europe, Fischmarkt, Fish Market, Food, Fountains, FRÜH Beer Garden, Germany, Heinzelmännchen, Heinzelmännchenbrunnen, Hohenzollern Bridge, Kabouters, Kaiser Wilhelm II, Köln, Kölsch, Kranhaus, Kranhäuser, Neumarkt, New Market, Old Town, Peter Josef Früh, Pixies, Pixies’ Fountain, Pop Art, Pretzels, Prussia, Rhein River, Rhine River, Romanesque, Spätzle, St. Martin-the-Great, Statues, Travel, UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Easter in Berlin

  

  Europe has an amazing rail system with direct routes, high-speed trains, several seating classes, and various food options. Our train from Prague to Berlin (EC 174) is operated by the Czech Rail System and has a restaurant carriage, Wi-Fi, and charging sockets. During the four and a half hour trip from Prague to Berlin, we…

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  April 11, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Berlin, Berlin Wall, Cold War, Europe, Germany, History, Pubs, Street Art, Tourism, Travel

  Adina Apartment Hotel, Beer, Beer Garden, Berlin, Berlin TV Tower, Berlin Wall Memorial, Berliner Bürgerbräu Pilsner, Berliner Dom, Berliner Fernsehturm, Bernauer Strasse, Brandenburg Gate, Bratwurst, Bundeskanzleramt, Checkpoint Charlie, Church of Reconciliation, Conrad Schumann, Count von Hacke, Die Hackesche Höfe, Eden Vietnamese Restaurant, Europe, Frederick the Great, German Chancellery, Germany, Guinness, Hackescher Markt, History, Kilkenny, Market, Peter Leibing, Pils, Pilsner, Reichstag Building, Sauerbraten, Schnitzel, Spree River, Tiger Beer, Travel, Treptower Park, Versöhnungskirche, Weihenstephan, World War II, Zenner Biergarten und Weingarten

• Where in the World is Karlovy Vary?

  

  So just where in the world is Karlovy Vary? I’ll give you a few hints. It is a famous spa destination in Europe. It hosts an International Film Festival and is a popular film location. Celebrities who have visited include Daniel Craig, Morgan Freeman, Robert Redford, and Sharon Stone. It is also known as Carlsbad.…

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  March 8, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Beer, Bridges, Czech Republic, Dining, Europe, Film Locations, Food, History, Hot Springs, Karlovy Vary, Movie Locations, Nature, Spa, Spring, Tourism, Travel

  Alisa Hotel, Architecture, Becher’s Bar, Butterflies, Carlsbad, Casino Royale, Chef Jan Krajč, Chef’s Table, Czech Food, Czech Republic, Dame Judi Dench, Daniel Craig, Duck Terrine, Europe, Film Festival, Fine dining, Fountains, Gérard Depardieu, Grandhotel Pupp, Harvey Keitel, History, Hot Spring Colonnade, John Malkovich, Karlovy Vary, King of Bohemia Charles IV, Last Holiday, Le Marché Restaurant, Malá Dvorana, Market Colonnade, Mill Colonnade, Mill Spa, Morgan Freeman, Neo-Baroque, Opera, Oysters, Park Colonnade, photography, Pramen Vřídlo Geyser, Prawns, Queen Latifah, Robert Redford, Scallops, Scarlett Johansson, Sharon Stone, Spa, St. Mary Magdalene Church, Teplá River, Thermal Springs, Tono Stano, Tuna Tartare, UNESCO World Heritage Site

• Picturesque Prague (Part Two)

  

  After tasting several delicious beers at the Strahov Monastery Brewery, we headed to the impressive Prague Castle (Pražský hrad). Built in the 9th century, it is the official office of the President of the Czech Republic. Occupying an area of almost 750,000 square feet (70,000 square meters), it is the largest castle in the world. It…

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  February 9, 2024

  Adventure, Architecture, Art, Beer, Bridges, Castles, Composers, Czech Republic, Europe, Film Locations, Food, Museums, Prague, Sculptures, Spring, Street Art, Tourism, Travel

  Amadeus, Antonín Dvořák, Art, Art Nouveau, Astronomical Clock, Bedřich Smetana, Beer, Bohemian Crown Jewels, Castles, Charles Bridge, Czech Bridge, Czech Republic, David Černý, Devil’s Stream, Europe, Florentina, Food, Fountains, Franz Kafka, Franz Kafka Musuem, Grand Priory Mill, John Lennon, Jubilee Exhibition, Kampa Park, Kinetic Art, Knights of Malta, Laterna Magika, Miminka, Mission Impossible, New Stage, Nová Scéna, Olbram Zoubek, Parks, Petřín Funicular, Petřín Tower, Piss, Prague, Prague Orloj, Prague Venice, prague-castle, Pražský hrad, Sculpture, St. Vitus Cathedral, Stained Glass, Stanislav Libenský, Strahov Monastery, Street Art, Sunrise, The Wall Pub, Travel, Vaclav Havel, Velvet Revolution, Vltava River, Vodník, Čechův most, Čertovka