Blogs from Kosice Region, Slovakia, Europe

Ranajky vybavene v retro kaviarni salka kavy. Pekne prostredie, capucino skvele, obsluha mila, tak ako vsade na tripe. Dnesny hlavny program dna je navsteva my animals ako to julia nazyva. Auto zeniem juznym tahom. Po opusteny kosic opat krasne okolie a premavka minimalna, no na cestach dost radaristov. Zrejme celoslovenska akcia. Mensia zastavka v zadielskej tiesnave . Ale fotime ju len z pola, jaksi mame turistiky uz plne zuby. Tiesnava vyzera uchvatne, sem sa isto este vratim. Valime si to az do obce muran bez zastavky i ked cestou je kopa veci co by stalo za navstevu ale proste neda sa vidiet vsetko. V obci chlapik s lapankou nas upozornuje, ze cesta dalej na sever je neprejazdna, my ideme kuknut len syslikov, chlapik sa len usmeje a zela nam peknu cestu. My an... read more

Na ranajky vyber z 5 jedal, porcie dostatocne. Ako kazde rano pri ranajkach prichadza bojova porada kam dalej. Turu na najvychodnejssi bod svk zavrhujeme, je to cca 8hod (ak chce clovek prejst aj kusok hrebenu) a ubytka prakticky ziadne. Najblizsie volne je aj v kosiciach (ono bolo aj inde volne ale budget nepusti). Pobavila ponuka ubytka pri zemplinskej sirave, izba za 4000€. Samozrejme, to bol preklep ale podla obrazkov by som za to nedal ani 30€. Bohuzial tonicovcov sme na sirave nezastihli a ako citam jeho cestopis, neviem ci sa mam smiat a ci plakat ako to na vychode vyzera v cestovnom ruchu. Nas ciel je prisne strazeny vodny rezervoar starina . Ako sa blizime k hranici, pribudaju aj policajne hliadky na jeepoch... read more

Ok! Finally caught up and, fingers crossed, wifi is still good. Day 12 - Off to Slovakia Right, so, Canadian geography perspective here. The actual distances aren't nearly as bad as my example, but just to picture the back n' forth I'm doing because I fail lol. I was in "Quebec City" (Eger) and going to "northern Newfoundland" (Presov, Slovakia). I was supposed to be able to take a train Quebec City to New Brunswick up to Newfoundland... but no, don't let me book it online, and no don't arrive until 11pm when check-in closes at 7pm for my hotel... that's cool. Instead I took the train from "Quebec" to "Ottawa" only to get on a bus from "Ottawa" to "Newfoundland" (only 5 hours in reality though, so not HORRIBLE, but still). So, I'm at peace ... read more

My family and I decided to visit our old home country of Slovakia this May. The reasons were two-fold: First, my daughter Alex just graduated from college here in US and all our family lives in Slovakia, so it makes more sense for three of us to go to Slovakia and celebrate there, then to bring about 25 relatives to the US for graduation and party. Secondly, it has been 8 years since my last visit so I was well overdue to see my 88 year old dad, who is in perfect shape, but at that age one never knows...So we booked the tickets via Austrian airlines from JFK to Vienna and then a short flight from Vienna to our home town Kosice (eastern Slovakia). After a long 8 hour overnight flight we landed in Vienna ... read more

Beste familie, kennissen, oud-collega´s en vrienden Deze blog is alleen voor jullie bestemd. Op het ogenblik zijn we nog in Kosice in Slowakije. We hebben hier twee maanden op het huis van Vlado, Linda´s vader, gepast. Vlado was intussen in Alaska. Afgelopen week hebben we hem opgehaald in Boedapest. We hebben onze tijd hier goed besteed. Linda heeft een cursus gedaan, zodat ze overal in Europa als ziekenverzorgster kan werken. Deze Vrijdag doet ze examen. Ik heb aan ons boek gewerkt. Elke dag heb ik zitten schrijven van 9 uur ´s ochtends tot 5 uur ´s middags. Ik had het al klaar willen hebben, maar het gaat toch nog wel een maandje duren. In de weekenden hebben we gewandeld in de prachtige natuur rond Kosice. Vanaf dat we hier waren is het mooi weer geweest en ... read more