StringGrrl sees the World

Just north east of Nuremberg (Nurnberg) we visited the small Klosterbrauerei Weißenohe. One has to respect the tradition of cloistered monks brewing beer. The Bonator Dopplebock- out of this world!  Crispy roast pork Shoulder with Knoedel (Dumpling) and Dark Beer Sauce Milchkaffe Great tile work Christian and Tracy

The first stop at ATL is the Delta Sky Club . After only a short flight from DTW is the REAL flight from ATL to Zurich (almost 10 hours). While ATL is not one of my favorite hubs to have layovers in, they do have pretty nice lounges (membership has it's privileges). One feature of the ATL Sky Club in terminal E is a full service bar, still complimentary. Food in the Sky Clubs in Atlanta have gone down a notch over the years. In the past soup and sandwiches were among the offerings, but lately only some nuts, crackers, and carrots/celery and hummus.  Down escalator to the Underground trams The airport in Atlanta is purportedly on of the busiest in the world (either number of connections or people?). They have a daily flight to Zurich, which stringgirl has beeb slow to use as she dislikes making excahnges in the US. My general impression of the airport is of general dislike. The layout of the airport is superiorly frustrating. It is best described as a stick bug w...

Prague is a beer city. The beer of the city is Pilsner Urquell. Went for a beer with Jan from work, and he introduced me to a Pilsner Urquell served Mliko style . The beer is tapped from vats, not kegs, direct and unpasteurized--cepujeme nejkratsi cestou (apologies for the lack of appropriate accents). In some pubs, like this one, the beer comes direct from brewery via tanker truck and into vats that are visible under the bar. Yes the beer is foamed heavily, and no it is not the sign of a bad pour. Don't worry it is only considered a half beer when the foam is up to the rim like this so you are not paying for the foam. However, the pleasure is in  rapidly imbibing the cool foam, which is where the aroma lives. In fact Jan was a little bit scolding me for pausing to take the picture, lest this perfect "Milk" beer settle into a regular pour. StringGirl is too young to drink.