Na zdravi! (To your health)

So, what is a woman to think when her husband returns home from work and walks through the door with a can of beer in his hand?

"Oh dear, must've been a bad day..."


Not the case in the Czech Republic. No, this was just another regular ol' day. Brandon stopped to fill up with gas on his was to work in the morning. This, my dear friends, was his "free gift" from the gas station for his fill-up! No, not a bottle of water. Not a can of Coke. Not even a free car wash. Someone, somewhere determined that in order to draw in customers and keep 'em coming back, you need to offer free beer!

This is especially strange for other reasons as well:
1.) It was 7:50 am. Ok... so maybe it's only strange to have a beer that early in the morning in the U.S. Here, beer could technically be considered a breakfast drink.

2.) It was a warm beer. Ok.... so maybe it's only strange to have a warm beer in the U.S. Here, warm beer and a rohlik (bread roll) could technically be considered a well-balanced lunch.

3.) The country has a zero-tolerance policy. This means NO drinking and driving... not even one beer. And as we recently learned, the law has been expanded to include those who are riding on bicycles and animals. That's right... you may NOT hit the bar with your buddies and then hop on your horse (or pig for that matter) and head home.

So, what is one to do with a free, warm can of beer? Well, blog about it of course!

Side Note: this brand of beer is special because it is brewed in the city where Brandon works 1 hour north of Prague. The beer is Zlatopramen, which translates into "Golden Stream". Now personally, the phrase "golden stream" conjurs up some not-so-pleasant bathroom-related connotations for me... but that's just me. What do I know about beer anyway?