[gr8eman]

Actually I knew that because I read it here on Free Republic. Is the factory near Usti nad Labem? Remember that place for good beer, good women, and that big castle along the river.

[AnAmericanAbroad]

Usti nad Labem is about an hour away from Kolin. Yes, Usti is a nice place; a bit prone to flooding from time to time, but nowhere's perfect, after all. Another nice place is a city called Poděbrady; a spa town, though not as internationally famous as some of the other ones in the Czech Republic. I lived in Poděbrady for a while, and I still fondly remember the fountains of free mineral water all over the town. :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pod%C4%9Bbrady