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Tag Archives: EU Austerity
Antwerp Belgium Pakhuis Brewery Rubens House
Day 174. After merely a week in Holland, the beer of Belgium calls us. Last post (read here) we toured Rotterdam’s modern core, Delft factory, and enjoyed various beers. This EU Austerity Drinking Tour post, we take train to Antwerp.
We loved Holland. Yet Antwerp, this border town, decidedly looks south to Italy, France, and the extravagance of the Renaissance. We stow our luggage in its monumental opera house…I mean train station: Continue reading
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Tagged antwerp, art, Beer, Belgium, blond beer, Brewery, drinks, EU Austerity, Rubens, Stout, T Pakhuis, travel, Van Dyke, wine
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A Nazi Commie Christmas Eve in Berlin with Organic Lammsbrau Beers
Last Monday’s post of our EU AUSTERITY DRINKING TOUR saw us tour Potsdam and try a Dunkel beer from there (read: here).
We return to Berlin for Christmas Eve. What better way to spend the eve of Christ’s birth than visiting Nazi and DDR historical sites?
We grab groceries early since Berlin closes for days. Then, disregarding the fact that my wife’s annual winter illness encroaches, we hit the pavement. We enjoy a packed lunch of smoked cheese sandwiches at Brandenburg Gate: Continue reading
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Tagged Bebelplatz, Berlin, Brandenburg Gate, EU Austerity, Hitler, Hitler's Bunker, lammsbrau, Organic, organic beer, pinot noir, riesling, Saint Laurent, Soviets, travel, USSR, WWII
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Avignon (P1): Popes, Palaces, YMCAs, And Wine from Visan?
123 days into our EU Austerity Drinking Tour takes us to the heart (or at least funny hat) of the Rhône Valley: Avignon: home to Popes and Châteauneuf-du-Pape: arguably France’s biggest red wine. We leave a very Roman Nîmes and a … Continue reading
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Tagged avignon, Chateauneuf du Pape, EU Austerity, France, Rhône Valley, RHONE, Visan, wine
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