Hot Dogs 'n Beer

One of America's favorite sports: hot dogs and beer. And to add some entertainment, people go to a stadium to watch other people throw balls and try to hit them with a bat. This whole program is called Baseball :)

The pitcher throwing the ball...

... and the batter trying to hit it.

If the batter hits the ball he can start running from the lower right corner to one the white bases until someone catches the ball. Pretty easy, uh?

It's not so easy to hit the ball though...

... and get it far enough to reach the next base before any player of the other team can catch it.

A player of the Jacksonville based Suns.

A pitcher from the Sevierville based Smokies.

Baseball seems to be entertainment for the whole family, even though some of the kids get tired at 9 in the evening.

In the end, the Smokies (background) won the game and this Suns player wasn't too happy. But hey, they will play three games this weekend against each other, not all is lost yet...

Some fun with the mascot after the game...

... and in the souvenir shop.

Touring the Breweries in Asheville, NC

Since we stayed in Knoxville for Independence Day (pictures over at Josh's Jaunts!) we decided to do something fun at the weekend and went to Asheville, NC to go visit the numerous breweries and taste their brew.

First stop: Thirsty Monk. Notice the names such as "EPIC Brainless on Raspberries" or "Nostradamus" and "Evil Twin". Of course we didn't try all of them, the evil twin was a Berliner Weisse, very good for summer day.

Next stop: Wicked Weed. That was even more interesting, with melon, ginger and pepper beer. Fascinating what is possible beyond Pils ;)

On we went to an old British bus for a desert (hot chocolate brownie with ice cream ^^):

Our British colleague in front of this old British bus.



Interesting interior decor...

We ended up at the Lobster Trap where we had a beer from their brewery and my first Oyster experience. Well, I guess you have to get used to it... On the way we came across this fellow: