Chodovar, Czech Republic

About 45 minutes away from us, just over the Czech Board is the town of Chodová Planá, Czech Republic. Nestled in the Bohemian Forest, is the family-run Chodovar brewery, beer spa, and restaurant! For my birthday I wanted to do something relaxing and fun, I scheduled a double beer bath for us. The real beer bath is prepared in a rehabilitation tub from bath beer, water, and mineral...

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Twenty-Seven

I am officially 27! This is the 3rd and final birthday I will be celebrating in Germany (for the foreseeable future). Usually we go to Oktoberfest, but this year I decided that I didn't want to deal with all the crazy crowds and crazy people, so I opted for a relaxing day. Beer Spa in the Czech Republic, dinner at Sushihaus and even catching a movie.  I'm so thankful for all the opportunities...

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Burgruine Flossenbürg

After checking out Leutchenburg castle ruins, we headed to Flossenburg ruins. When my brothers were visiting I took them to the Flossenburg concentration camp. I wanted to take them to see this ruin, but we couldn't find where to park, so we said screw it and headed home. This time, Drew figured out where to park and we were able to check out the castle ruins. It was actually pretty hard to figure...

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Burgruine Leuchtenberg

Because the sun was shining and that's rare in Bavaria, we took advantage of the "Family Day" (On Sunday's everything is close in Germany because, they believe Sunday's should be spent with your family, which I agree with) and decided to check out another castle ruin! About 30 minutes away is Burgruine Leuchtenberg. Burgruine Leuchtenberg is the largest and best preserved castle...

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