Czech it Out

Three things:

1. Good lord people here drink a lot of beer. CZR is the highest per-capita beer consuming nation in the world.

I never thought I would develop a sophisticated taste for beers. Maybe it is because most beers in the US taste the same (like piss) so there isn't a large spectrum to familiarize with. The brew here is amazing.

We went to a beer festival in Prague and tried a lot of different small and corporate beers from across the country. The food was a choice between giant sausages and mustard, hunks of cheese, or slices of bull roasted on a split. 'Topped it all off with a gallon of frothy, rich Czech lager and, in short, the contents of my stomach were manlier than Micky Rourke in Sin City.

The crazy thing is that I actually feel quite healthy. It must be all that vitamin B.


2. Czechs are violent. We saw two fistfights today and heard one distressed scream that was unconfirmed as an actual violent confrontation. The first was on a tram and one guy ran off really quick and then another guy chased him and kept swiping at his face; unfortunately the tram pulled away and we couldn't watch the whole thing. The second one was a bit disturbing because one of the participants was holding a baby in one arm as she slugged at some guys face whilst two men twisted and pulled some large girl to the ground several times. I guess it is not wonder when one takes a look at the statuary.



3. We visited a local vineyard and wine cellar and toured the chateau. it was cultural and tasty.


In other news, we might have to move our residence because our dickhole of an apartment is being blown apart by our sadistic landlord and his army of labor-invaders. There are gaping holes in the toilet room that go clear down into the flat below, a giant grotto in the bathroom that leaks through the ceiling into our neighbors kitchen, and PVC pipes strewn everywhere. I came home last week and the carpet was rolled up in front of the door, the toilet didn't flush and there was no running water in the whole apartment. Petra, the roommate on the lease, is tired of all the responsibility and so we are all going to be out of here soon.

Everything else is fine. There is a new album on Picasa with some beautiful shots by the lovely miss Bethany so check them out.

Southern Indiana is flooding so I hope everyone makes safe decisions on the roads and good luck to those with no other option but to weather the storm.

T