We met for the bus at 9:00 this morning and headed for Plzen, Czech Republic. This is the home of the Pilsner Urquell brewery. The bus ride there was interested. The rain made us uneasy about riding in an ancient coach bus, and the fact that the windshielf wipers kept falling off didn't make it any better. Watching the bus driver run around in the freeway trying to fix the situation made up for it all.
The tour of the brewery was nice, despite the rain. Seeing the bottling facility was particularly interesting for me, since material handling solutions is primarily what I worked on this summer. The tour lasted around an hour and a half and then we went to the cathedral and climbed up to the top using the sketchiest stairs ever. By this time, we were all pretty much read to move on and get back to Prague. After visiting a beer museum and then walking back to the bus in the rain, we had the chance to get off of our feet and get back to Prague.
All in all, it was a really fun day. I was glad I went on the trip, even though the rain made it a bit less enjoyable. Tonight we'll just rest and sleep early, because tomorrow at 7:30 we're leaving to go see some castles and a medieval tavern.
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