Blogs from Slovakia, Europe - page 39

Bratislava, 16-11-2007. A thick carpet of snow covered Bratislava this morning when I woke up. Bratislava is quite different from Praque despite its cobblestone alleys and old historical city centre. The Bratislava castle perched high on a hill, overlooks it all but I have to as yet get up there. Maybe this afternoon. My dorm at the Backpacker's Hostel is full with young australian males who where busy getting themselves loaded before venturing out to the local night clubs last night. They invited me to beer and patatas fritas and wanted to know all about Thailand once I told them I've been to this Country of the Smile on several occasions. They'll have stop-overs in Bangkok on their way back home. I happily told them all they wanted to know. ... read more

15-11-2007. Sitting on a bench at Holesovice Railway Station watching the flakes of snow coming down I start to get a vague idea of the day ahaed. Bratislava is my new goal, it will take about four and half hours by loacl train. Feelling easy and relaxed and drinking a few cans of local brew, I watch how the landscape, the forests and little local villages slowly disappaer under a fine white blanket of snow. Haven't seen that cold stuff since Amanda was pregnant with our daughter Charlotte nearly three years ago now. By the time the train pulls into Bratislava Railway Station my relaxation turns into anxiety. Everything is white, cold and wet but I manage to get to the Backpacker's Hostel and pay two nights in advance for a bed in a dorm.... read more

hey people sorry i havnt bloged lately im so worked its hard good stuff i got these new shoes and they are gold and they make me feel a millon £ yay also i got my 1st free ice creem 2day so thats going well i am now in the cooking for the grupe which is nice (cooking not cleening mum) it was katies birthday thats a girl hear her 21st so we went out and i was able to flip 20 bear mats i was amazed with myself it was well hard u no there cam with the mat 1/2 on the table and 1/2 off and u flip it up and chach it well i did 20 get in!!! im teaching flouer sticks to 2 of the students and this is fun but hard!!! ... read more

well pizza i was asked "what about the pizza?" so hear it is! the pizza that i get is 10" and it costs about £4 and is very nice freshly ,made! eeerrrmmmmmm and they have these things called kelzon and that is like a pizza but foled over into have and then stuffed with stuff!!! dead nice and no1 like me at dinner they had salad i had pizza! yay thats the pizza and the place is a 5 min walk away!!! BIG T... read more

After getting horribly lost trying to drop Kirstyn off at the airport in Vienna, I hit the road to Slovakia with renewed fear and doubt about travelling the lesser developed Eastern European countries on my own. Crossed the border uneventfully and managed to find a servo selling the motorway vignettes. First hurdle down, did a relatively big drive up into central Slovakia dropping in at the small village of Bojnice to admire its fairytale like castle. Things were looking pretty quiet at this stage having seen several closed campsites already so I decided to head to one that we knew would be open nearby in Nitriansko Rudno. Found it with not too much hassle but to say it look deserted would be an understatement. Luckily there was someone inside the enormous bar who after checking with ... read more