Blogs from Slovakia, Europe - page 25

Imagine you're in a bar with a friend of the opposite sex you don't know all that well, perhaps you just met her at the bar, you're chatting in a normal, friendly way and then suddenly her drunk boyfriend saunters down the stairs having had a particularly bad day at work, sees you with her, gets the wrong idea and you later end up in hospital. But the girl has a heart and a good temperament, so she sticks around with you until the ambulance comes having sent him home in a taxi to sober up, then once you get out with a few stitches in your head and what not, she arranges for the three of you to meet for dinner so the guy can sincerely apologise for his mistake and then you and the ... read more

I never would have guessed it but my trip has taken me to the location of the first “Hostel” movie, Bratislava, Slovakia. Where kids kill and torture tourists for a piece of bubble gum. Within ten minutes of being there, I witnessed stuff like that happening. So I went to the happiest sounding hostel I could find, Blues Hostel. Alright, so the real Bratislava is nothing like that. Its not any more rundown then any other city and probably more English speakers then elsewhere on my European tour. Throw in the fact that this city had more beautiful girls then almost anywhere else, fewer cars, less tourists and you can walk the entire city in less than an hour, Bratislava turned out to be pretty awesome. I had no plan on coming to Slovakia but in ... read more

The snow began to fall when we were about half an hour shy of the Slovakian border. The falling snowflakes made the darkened landscape look surreal and dreamlike as they fell softly onto the windshield. I was hypnotised, but only until I realised that snow down here meant deep snow in the High Tatras. Having grown up in Australia, snow is a novelty that turns me into a 5 year old with ADHD. There is of course snow in Australia but seeing it usually requires a minimum 2 hour drive into the mountains. My excitement grew as the road rose and fell over the three small mountain passes that stood between us and Poprad. We made slow progress on serpentine roads that wound through snow covered pine forests, the only source of light coming from ... read more

Well where do I begin? In september I went on seminar with AIESEC so I could go abroad with them for an internship because I taught that before I settle and get an office job I should travel some more (I was never the one who could be at one place without moving too long). And about a month ago I got matched through AIESEC database with the Plant a Tree foundation in Bangkok. My first taught amazing Iam going to move to Bangkok but next morning my reaction was Bangkok really????? What have I got myself into. I rearch internet for the needed vaccinations and when I found out what I need I was like hell no - I already feel like pin- cusion :( So to this date I had 4 vaccinations - typhoid, ... read more

KOMÁROM Októberben iskolánk diákjai ellátogattak a Duna túloldalán levő történelmi városba, a dicső múltú Komáromba. Sétájuk útvonala a következő volt: I. Nádor utca • Szent József kápolna, a volt ispotály barokk kápolnája. (Palatinova ul. – Nádor utca) • Lehár Ferenc szobra • Szerb templom (Istenanya) • A szecessziós volt Grand kávéház és szálló • A volt komáromi Takarékpénztár , legszebb szecessziós épület II. Nádor utca • Magyar Kultúra és Duna Mente Múzeum • Jókai Mór szobra • Volt jezsuita kollégium • Szent András katolikus templom, barokk • A volt adóhivatal romantikus stílusú épülete III. Megye utca (Ul. Zupná) • Zichy palota, átalakított kúria • Szentháromság szobor (Emlék a Rákóczy szabadságharcnak 1703, és a pestis járványnak 1709-11) • Európa udvar (45 ép.) • A volt Centrál szálló IV. Megye utca (Ul. Zupná) • A volt megyeháza • ... read more