It is true. We left beer on the table. The Firkin was a pale ale and the "special" quality was extra hoppiness. I like pale ale but last night it was a bit too much! The bartender was finally pouring free pints for people who actually like the beer. Normally there's barely enough to go around but a lot of people passed on seconds or even firsts. The two guys next to us who had been thriving on happy hour prices all evening left as soon as the Firkin was tapped and didn't even stick around for their free beer. I knew why once I tasted mine. Oh well, we had good seats, got to hang out, and the Firkin gave a wonderful Shamu splash all over the bar. All this too cool fun was followed by more Robot Chicken so it goes to show you can't ever hide from your inner geek.
Innsbruck - here despite it never being on my to-see list
First the backstory. In about a week I'll be boarding a cruise ship (this year's Cruise Trek) in Romania. When I booked the flight many months ago, I had a brilliant idea to go in a week early to Vienna and use it as a base to spend a few nights each in Albania and Bosnia. Fast forward to 6 weeks ago and the Covid restrictions, flight schedules, and hotel prices made me give up. Changing the flight to Vienna would result in penalties and possibly fare increases so I made the best of it and thought, where can I go in Austria where I've never been? Innsbruck, hmm. Can I get a free flight from Vienna? Yes! Can I get a free hotel room? Yes. Check! The city is picture perfect though. Nestled in a valley between two mountain ranges, it's green, colorful, and everything you could want a place to be when the purpose is total work decompression. No major sightseeing, no expectations. You, a city and a view. It's walkable and small. You've got to look up, left and right, ...
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