I'm wearing a plant for a hat

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Originally uploaded by nickmoles.

I spent saturday at the Zatec hops festival. Zatec (Saaz in German, I believe (maybe)) is famous for the quality of its hops, which is the ingredient that gives beer its quality taste. In fact in Germany and CR, the only ingredients allowed in the beer are water, malted barley, and hops.

So I dragged the gf and a pair of her friends off to Zatec early on saturday morning. what we found was astonishing - outdoor tables, hanging gardens of hops, and lots and lots of beer vendors. I tried eight excellent brews, a sausage, a potato pancake, and some grilled chicken.

I also walked around with a plant for a hat. They grow hops on vines, which are strung out along wires and grow downwards. They cut these down during the festival, and people put them on their heads.

If you look closely, you can see both my 1) beer gut, and 2) beard.

thoughts?