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Europe » Slovakia May 14th 2013

14 May 2013 On its way from Austria to Hungary, the Danube cuts across the corner of Slovakia passing through the capital, Bratislava which strangely is positioned on the national border in the west of the Country. We found a camp site in the city and went into the centre on an antiquated tram. The interesting historic part is quite small, close to the Danube and completely surrounded by modern development much of which was completed in the Communist era. The tourist office was very forthcoming with useful information and we had a very pleasant walk around in the early evening sunshine.... read more
Bratislava’s opera house
The old town hall
18th century Primatial Palace

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava » Old Town May 5th 2013

So the decision to come here happened a little over a year ago, it’s one that I’ve continually questioned, but, as has been the norm of my life since that first BIG trip to South America, seven years ago, I’ve tried to go with the flow and make the most of the situations and the people which I find myself with – you often get asked two questions, in either order, but both accompanied with the vague expression of WTF… a) where is Bratislava? And 2) Why are you going?!!! (Cue inane laughter and the distant loony-bin sirens drawing closer…) Well, 9 months in and I’ve started pretending that I moved here at Christmas; my limited amount of Slovak is embarrassing – I really am better of in thai!!! I can ‘ahoy’(but still without murmuring 'sailor' ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava April 12th 2013

i Went to Bratislava, that’s in Slovakia. The End. Oh ok I’ll try and spice it up a little bit, could be a challenge though. And that’s not to say I’m writing Bratislava off as a borefest, but lets just say that 2 days is more than enough, 1 would have been perfect. After a ferouciously shit nights sleep in Budapest due to some obnoxious Spanish snoring in the dorm I boarded the train to Bratislava. Pleased enough to have an entire berth to myself, the idea of having a dangerwank not once crossing my mind in the slightest. It was a pleasant 2 hour and 45 minute journey through the lush green pastures of rural Hungary and into Slovakia. Unfortunatly weather wise what began as a bright start in Budapest gradually became mangier the closer ... read more
Slavin - Bratislava
Bratislava castle
Old Town - Bratislava

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta » Sered March 17th 2013

NAKLADY Cesko (bus sered-praha 17,36 eura - kurz 25.0 (ceske peniaze som mal uz doma dlho,tak som dal priemerny kurz) - 1 den ubytovanie - 0 jedlo - 239kc doprava - 56kc ostatne - 0 spolu - 29,16 eura Ukrajina - 1/2 dna ubytovanie - 0 jedlo - 30hriv (2,98eura) doprava - 0 ostatne - 0 spolu - 2,98eura Cina (letenka praha-peking 254,75eura, cinske viza 41,5eura bez dopravy) - 19 dni ubytovanie - 460y jedlo - 882,14y doprava - 873,5y + 88,24 eura (let xian-guilin) - vratane pozicania si bicykla ostatne - 829,90y - suveniry,pranie,strihanie,sim karta,posta vstupy - 729y - vratane tour spolu - 2000y (254,42eura) + 2000y (248,3... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta » Sered March 15th 2013

VYZBROJ (zoznam veci co som mal a co by som nebral) batoh Jednoznacne ako prvu vec by som nebral zbytocne velky batoh co som mal (50l),zvacsa som na chrbte nosil 14-17kg + maly batoh 2-5kg (vaha sa zvysovala/znizovala podla suvenirov) + ladvinka + bezpecnostna kapsicka + penazenka knihy urcite by som so sebou uz netahal 2 ucebnice anglictiny a ang/svk slovnik,slovnik som nepouzil ani raz,a ucebnicu som otvoril asi 2x za celu cestu, dalej som mal 4ks cernoknaznika od j.cervenaka (ak by som ovladal ang,nebral by som ziadne knihy a vsetko riesil operativne na mieste,kedze v ubytkach/mestach nebolo problem menit,kupovat,predavat knihy) oblecenie normalne ponozky - pohode by stacil jeden par (mal som 4) turisticke ponozky - tie som mohol zobrat dva pary (mal som jeden) kratase - stacil 1ks + 1ks dlho/kratky... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta » Sered March 14th 2013

CINA Moja top krajina, do ktorej sa musim este niekedy vratit, bo je tu neuveritelne vela veci este na pozeranie. Prakticky som tu nezazil nic negativne, na moje prekvapenie som nemal ani velke problemy s komunikaciou ci bludenim. Cestovanie bez vacsich problemov,fajnove jedlo. Stretol som sa tu s velmi fajn ludmi,ci uz s domacimi resp s turistami. Za velke pozitivum povazujem hlavne ludi z couchsurfignu,vdaka nim som mohol vidiet ako domaci ziju,dali mi super rady. Hlavne moj prvy couchsurfer v pekingu bol genialny, staral sa o mna ako vo vaticke. Taktiez domaci na ulici boli napomocny,ked som nieco potreboval najst,poradit. Peking tu som okusil moj prvy dotyk azie. Fajnove mesto, comu pomohol aj moj prvy azijsky couchsurfer Fidel. Prvy krat ma tu aj napalili pri olympijskom stadione,ked ku mne pribehol cinan a vymenil mi vstupenky,nez som ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region March 13th 2013

Dnes ma cakalo zaregistrovanie sa na urad prace a zdravotnej poistovne. Zdravotna poistovna Pri prihlasovny do zdravotnej poistovne v galante (druhy den po prichode na svk,poistovna vseobecna zdravotna),som vyplnil prihlasku (tu mi dali tam),zas vypisal cestne vyhlasenie (opat mi dali ich),ze som bol mimo eu 6 a viac mesiacov a to bolo vsetko. Este im musim poslat vyjadrenie zo socialky,ktore ale dostanem az o 2 tyzdne. Som bol uplne v soku aky tam boli ochotny,bo cul je na svk novinka (pre mna aspon),ze si cez net mozes kontrolovat vykony doktora co ti robil.Dost casto sa stava,ze si doktory uctuju ukony ,ktore ti ani nespravia,resp predpisuju tabletky o ktorych nic nevies a davaju ich druhym ludom.To vim na sto pro,bo mamina robi v domove dochodcov a tam to takto funguje. som si to zaregistroval,v pohode ma tam ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region March 12th 2013

Neskor som si musel dat na oci kapucnu,bo mi svietilo svetlo do oci,pokracoval som v spanku dalsie 3 hodiny. Potom budicek,smer zachod,opat mensi spanok. O 4/00 ma budi hlad. Otvoril som si teda tuniakovu konzervu ale zmakol som len 3/4, ostatok som fakt nevladzal do seba natlacit,je to riadne syte jedlo. Potom este lezanie na sedackach. Presun na checkin,akurat ho otvarali,tu na moje prekvapnie opat problem s mojim pasom, som myslel,ze turci o existencii slovenska vedia,no asi nie,tak si ho postudovali a dali mi letenku. Na lavicke som zjedol chipsy,dopil dzus a pomeho ku gate. Pri security ma opat pokladali za turka,tak na mna vraveli po turecky nieco ,asi klasika, dole opasok,vybrat vsetko z vreciek atd. Prepasoval som otvorene chipsy a siel smerom ku gate,ta bola dost daleko,az 10.min slapania.Tu uz len cakanie na moj let ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava » Old Town November 28th 2012

Since some viewers of our blog have asked about the photo Nancy put up earlier today, I will post it again along with it's story. In the literature our room at the Hotel Michalská Brána there was a description of the life of the man in the photo whose real name was Ignác Lamar, nicknamed Schöner Naci. The receptionist was kind enough to make a copy of the short article about him. I have changed a few words for clarity. Here is his story: He was called Schöner Naci or Handsome Naci During a stroll through Bratislava, visitors like to take photographs of the statue of Schöner Naci tilting his hat in greeting. On our first visit to Bratislava we saw the statue and did not realize that it was of a real man who lived ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava » Old Town November 28th 2012

Bratislava Men in Bronze During our recent trip to Bratislava, Slovakia to get our long term visas put into our passports (Hurrah!), I carried MY camera. There were scenes I wanted to bring back to share with you blog readers that weren't in Bill's camera after our first trip there. There are many nice statues in the Old Town section of this city and several of them are 'typical' scenes of the male of the species in his natural habitat. What habitat? Well, there is the scene of a man at work in the usual way many of us have seen the men we know and love working. There is a scene of a the true humility a man can show as he ambles down the street on his day off. Then there is the occasional ... read more
Bill and the jaunty man
Bill watching a man REALLY work




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