Bohemian beauty

Just got back from our tour of Prague. With my son Travis as my travelling companion, I spent a week in the land that brought us Plzensky Prazdroj (you might know it better as Pilsener Urquell), and the rotary valve tuba in it's present form!

On the beer side, all went swimmingly (you know what I mean), but the tuba side was a disappointment. Even though one of the purposes of this blog is to be positive, Prague in late July falls short of the mark if you are looking to try tubas, or maybe get a foot in the factory door to look at the beauties...
I did get to visit the kind folks at Kliment musical instruments, who were sweet and let me try the one tuba in the whole town that was available to try! It was a monster- a Kaiser Tuba (verry large) BBb rotary valve instrument. What a gorgeous sound this horn makes! (see above for a picture of the machine in question).

Prague itself is a heavenly city, heartily recommended it to those to appreciate culture, cuisine, beer, fantastic architecture, and friendly people.