The Little Town of Pilsen

Hey everyone! Today was a really good day, very educational, very interesting, and very, very cold. Starting bright and early at 8:30 in the morning, a group of us took an hour drive to tour the small town of Pilsen. We started off by getting to experience and walk through the third largest synagogue in the world! Something that really caught my attention was that this gorgeous synagogue is no longer being used, due to the fact that there are almost no Jews left in Pilsen because they were one of the first communities to be wiped out by the Nazis. After we toured the synagogue, we went to the main square for a traditional Czech meal. Yep you guessed it, goulash AGAIN!! Just as we had finally defrosted ourselves, we came back outside to treck to the famous Pilsner Brewery (the same one we stopped at on the way to Prague.) This time however, we got to tour the actual factory which was pretty damn cool. It was like the Willy Wonka factory for beer! We got to learn about the process of making the "perfect beer"and what to look for in its taste and color. We even got to go deep down into the cold cellars and taste fresh beer from the barrels. It was cold, crisp and delcious! After a long, yet fulfulling day, we were all eager to get back on the heated bus and head back home. Tomorrow will be another tour, but this time we will be going to a bone church, which should be pretty awesome. I will update you all on that next! Can't wait.

Down in the beer cellars