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Travel Part 2 - Where ya headed?

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The transfer desk had a wait of 120-385 minutes.

Puke.

Thank God we had a travel agent.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Or I'm not, and Europe (and likely much but not all of the world) has legitimately better food than we have.

The only thing so far that Murica does significantly better is beef. The steaks in the US are much better. A case could be made for beer, but when you work in the cost, America starts to lose its significant lead. Especially at the state fair. I got half a liter of a good dunkel for €4 ($4.72).

The food at the fair is just starting to get gross. Everything is deep far fried. Here there was tons of rotisserie meats, strudels, various burgers, tons of other desserts. All very reasonably priced. Nothing more than €6-€7.
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Most of the best new foods at the fair lately have been the ethnic foods and are not deep fried. They have really been excellent lately, you just need to know which places to go. The fair has done a pretty good job of diversifying the types of foods available, and that has been a very positive development.

For price, I expect to pay more at the fair, just like I do at a ballgame. And beer, the US is way ahead of Germany, IMO. Because my 2 favorite styles of beer, by far, IPAs and Imperial Stouts, are virtually not existent in Germany. A hefe? A dunkel? Blah. They're not bad, but I can just have one every once in a while and then I need to go back to something with more flavor. And then you get into Helles lagers, and pils, which I think taste like skunk ****, even the good ones. Give me American beers (with the IPA revolution and big stouts) and Belgian beers (mmmmmm), and I'll be happy.
 
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dxmnkd316 said:
Our agent booked a night at the Sheraton for us. I'm ok with that. Amsterdam is a great city. Been here a few times as well.

Our flight from Munich had about 10-11 people heading to MSP that missed. All of the flights sold out almost immediately. We're here until 1 pm tomorrow.
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I do not recommend Club Vandersexxxxx.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
Most of the best new foods at the fair lately have been the ethnic foods and are not deep fried. They have really been excellent lately, you just need to know which places to go. The fair has done a pretty good job of diversifying the types of foods available, and that has been a very positive development.

For price, I expect to pay more at the fair, just like I do at a ballgame. And beer, the US is way ahead of Germany, IMO. Because my 2 favorite styles of beer, by far, IPAs and Imperial Stouts, are virtually not existent in Germany. A hefe? A dunkel? Blah. They're not bad, but I can just have one every once in a while and then I need to go back to something with more flavor. And then you get into Helles lagers, and pils, which I think taste like skunk ****, even the good ones. Give me American beers (with the IPA revolution and big stouts) and Belgian beers (mmmmmm), and I'll be happy.
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Germany is stuck with its Purity law, which pertain to the ingredients used strictly for its beer brewing purposes. They went into effect a long time ago for reasons I don't recall exactly. Regardless, the Germans have brewers who lament the law's existence, and think it's why the Belgians have, in many ways, surpassed the Germans when it comes to brewing.
 
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Europe and the US are opposite in food. In the US you go to the cities for great food while, other than BBQ, rural American food is trash. In Europe, the rustic cuisine is wonderful and the city food is forgettable (Western Europe) or undigestable (Central Europe).
 
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St. Clown said:
Germany is stuck with its Purity law, which pertain to the ingredients used strictly for its beer brewing purposes. They went into effect a long time ago for reasons I don't recall exactly. Regardless, the Germans have brewers who lament the law's existence, and think it's why the Belgians have, in many ways, surpassed the Germans when it comes to brewing.
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You can brew a **** fine IPA while still following the purity laws. And a good stout too. Sure, you can't do a massive imperial stout, with some adjuncts and other flavors like vanilla and coffee, but still you can make a fine stout with malted barley, water, hops and yeast.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
You can brew a **** fine IPA while still following the purity laws. And a good stout too. Sure, you can't do a massive imperial stout, with some adjuncts and other flavors like vanilla and coffee, but still you can make a fine stout with malted barley, water, hops and yeast.
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I wouldn't know one way or the other, only relaying what I read some years ago about some German brewers wanting their purity laws rescinded.
 
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Kepler said:
Europe and the US are opposite in food. In the US you go to the cities for great food while, other than BBQ, rural American food is trash. In Europe, the rustic cuisine is wonderful and the city food is forgettable (Western Europe) or undigestable (Central Europe).
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I'm not sure the statement that rural food in the US is that correct. I have had some of the best burgers I've ever had at bars in the middle of nowhere (and burgers are really a quintessential American food, IMO). I would say that traditional rural food is boring, but nowadays, with the aforementioned BBQ, and with all of the other hidden gem places in the middle of nowhere, you can find **** fine tasty food outside of the cities these days.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
I'm not sure the statement that rural food in the US is that correct. I have had some of the best burgers I've ever had at bars in the middle of nowhere (and burgers are really a quintessential American food, IMO). I would say that traditional rural food is boring, but nowadays, with the aforementioned BBQ, and with all of the other hidden gem places in the middle of nowhere, you can find **** fine tasty food outside of the cities these days.
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The King's Inn in Miesville is supposed to have some truly excellent burgers.
 
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St. Clown said:
I drove by there a couple Sundays ago, on my way back from Barns Bluff in RW, and that place was packed.
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Yeah, Sundays are usually very busy there, for some reason. I do recommend checking it out when you have a chance, they are quite tasty burgers.
 
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Kepler said:
Europe and the US are opposite in food. In the US you go to the cities for great food while, other than BBQ, rural American food is trash. In Europe, the rustic cuisine is wonderful and the city food is forgettable (Western Europe) or undigestable (Central Europe).
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While in general you may be correct, in addition to BBQ I would add cajun, mexican and maybe even some seafood to the list. If you get into the rural areas where there are large hispanic populations, you can find some great restaurants serving central american style dishes. My experience with Cajun cooking was the further you are from New Orleans, the better. I also found some great seafood in some of the more rural areas of the northeast during my travels.
 
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Well, were being put up in €280/night rooms at the Sheraton. It will suffice.
 
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St. Clown said:
Germany is stuck with its Purity law, which pertain to the ingredients used strictly for its beer brewing purposes. They went into effect a long time ago for reasons I don't recall exactly. Regardless, the Germans have brewers who lament the law's existence, and think it's why the Belgians have, in many ways, surpassed the Germans when it comes to brewing.
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That's changing. They have a number of American style craft breweries now. That law is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
nowadays, with the aforementioned BBQ, and with all of the other hidden gem places in the middle of nowhere, you can find **** fine tasty food outside of the cities these days.
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It's getting better but I'd still roll the dice with a city restaurant than a country one for dinner*.

I know what you mean about burgers, but a state highway diner burger is cromulent because you're only eating it because you've been hours on the road and you're starving plus you really stopped to use the sh-tter and now that you're relieved all of your senses are in heaven. :)

* But not breakfast. You're right about breakfast: I'll take a farm state sh-thole diner's eggs over anywhere else on earth. But I also have incredibly simple tastes, as in "2 eggs over easy, 4 sausage links, white toast with butter" is my idea of 4 Michelin stars.
 
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In fact, the one I saw online had "Craft beer isn't a crime" in English painted on the side of the building.
 
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bigblue_dl said:
That is good to hear.
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As an home-brewer myself, my girlfriend suggested we start brewing more regularly when we get to Germany in an effort to eventually open our own microbrewery of there. It's a tough market but definitely in need of some variety.
 
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