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Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava » Old Town August 26th 2016

Today we woke up in Bratislava. We had breakfast and then met our local guide, Martin, a young man who had us laughing right away. He knew his history well as did all of our local guides so far. We have really been impressed. The sun was shining as it has been all week with nary a cloud in the sky. We can tell that it is getting warmer the closer we get to Budapest, but there is no humidity and today there was a nice breeze. Bratislava is a mix of modern and Baroque architecture. The capital city is among the youngest in Europe, yet retains a rich history dating back more than 2000 years. We walked along the cobblestone lanes of this historic town center, viewed St. Martin's Cathedral, coronation site of he Kings ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava » Old Town August 20th 2016

I take an early train from Munich to Bratislava via Vienna. I have not ever been to Bratislava, and I was excited about the opportunity to explore somewhere new. When I arrive at the train station, I had to find the bus stop for bus 93 which would take me very near my hostel. After walking a few minutes, I realize I am on the wrong side of the road, so I hurry to the other side, purchase my bus ticket, and await for the bus to come. I was pretty excited when I saw the correct number of the bus coming my way. I enter the bus, validate my ticket, and off we go. As I only had to go to the second stop, the ride was very quick. I am glad, for I certainly ... read more
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Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava » Old Town August 19th 2016

­­We woke up late, so packing wasn’t as stress free as I would’ve hoped for, however we discovered that we actually can organise ourselves in a little bit over an hour, that is with all three of us taking shower, Millie having a full breakfast and packing. Not too bad at all I guess, still next time a slightly earlier wake up call for sure! When we got to the station we even had 20 minutes to spare! Just about enough time to say good-bye to the High Tatras... Who would’ve thought? You could actually see them in their full glory that morning, better late than never I guess! As I suspected, just like in Poland, the train we were taking had carriages within the carriages... Fortunately there were 6 seats in the cabin rather than ... read more
Lonely tower at the Devin Castle
Lovely streets of Bratislava
Devin Castle

Europe » Slovakia » Presov Region » Poprad August 17th 2016

Bus to Poprad was leaving at 11.15, so we had plenty of time in the morning to eat breakfast in peace and pack afterwards. Then a usual minibus ride back to Zakopane and soon after we were boarding our bus to Poprad. Even though it was only 60km to Poprad from Zakopane I thought that the scheduled 1,5h journey seemed quite hopeful when taking into account the usual queues from Zakopane towards Lysa Polana. There surely must have been another route? Yep, it looked like there was one. No traffic at all leaving Zakopane, not sure what was happening in the other direction though as the traffic was not moving at all... kilometre-long queues that way... It looked like everybody decided to head back home after the long weekend... at the same time! The bus to ... read more
Old houses in Spisska Sobota
Cable car going up to Lomnicki Stit
Walking around Spisska Sobota

Europe » Slovakia July 8th 2016

Beste iedereen, Na mijn nachtje op de bank en een vers onbijt ben ik van plan de omgeving per fiets te verkennen. als ik door het uitgestrekte dorp loop kan ik de fietsenverhuur niet vinden. Ik merk dat ik eigenlijk heel moe ben en ga voor plan B. Een zelfgemaakte salade en de benen omhoog. Ik knuffel met de hostelhond Wally en leer wat andere gasten kennen. in de avond gaan wij met een groep uiteten. Het Slowaakse gerecht met heel veel kaas en wat spekjes smaakt heerlijk en vaag bekend. Op de terugweg naar het hostel lopen wij nog even de legendarische pizzeria Rustika in voor een toetje. De volgende dag ben ik flink opgeknapt. Frisse berglucht en verse broodjes doen wonderen. Samen met de Australische Amy huur ik een mountainbike. Het is geen wonder ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta May 27th 2016

ZHODNOTENIE Navstivil som prakticky len malicky kusok tejto fajn krajiny, so skvelymi ludmi (nemyslim tym len paradne japonky), fajn jedlom, peknou prirodou, kopou chramov a sem tam aj neakymi tyma technologickymi vychytavkami. Pocity su maximalne pozitivne. Isto sa sem este musim vratit a pozriet si dalsie casti tohto ostrovneho statu. O JR passe na vlak som ani neuvazoval. Za prve, jeho ohromna cena (ano oplati sa, ak clovek chce byt furt v pohybe z jednej strany ostrova na druhy) , za druhe nepotrebujem si len odfajkovat vyhlasene turisticke destinacie. Pre mna je dost nepochopitelne sa hnat trebars z tokia az do hirosimy len na otocku, resp jednu noc. Clovek prakticky len krajinu preleti a nevidi nic naviac ale iba klasicke katalogove fotky. Sklamanie prislo z parkov. Cakal som krasne upravene verejne parky, no nic take som ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta May 12th 2016

Do roka 2016 som mal v merku hociaku dialkovu letenku pod 300€ z okolitych letisk (budapest,vieden,praha, no i bratislava ale tu skapal pes). Co cert nechcel naskocil smer japonsko za cca 240€ z budapesti resp prahy. V robote som dlho rozmyslal, kupit ,nekupit. Predsa len to je drahe japonsko. Po prichode domov vo mne este stale hlodali pochybnosti. Mensi prieskum teda cien v japonsku, cca 2 tyzdne by ma tam mohli vyjst cca 700€ bez letenky. No nic kupujem to cez japonsku expediu kde naskocila tato chybova cena. Po par minutach mi prichadza eticket. Odlietam z budapesti do osaky cez istanbul. Tu budem menit lietadlo, na prestup mam cca 2 hodiny (pri ceste tam i nazad). Budapest som uprednostil pre lepsiu a lacnejsiu dostupnost pred Prahou. Dalsi den zapnem facebook a c... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta April 10th 2016

ZHODNOTENIE Vyjazd tak ako ine vyjazdy naparadu, len skoda prehry 1:2. Clovek sa zas stretol so zaujimavymi postavickami fanclubu, len skoda,ze chybali kiko, imro a megahviezda denis co ma velky penis. Hadam sa na vyrocnom zraze ukazu. Okolie kanalov ma prijmne prekvapilo, vrelo tuto cast milana odporucam, uplna bomba relaxacna stvrt. No co dodat na zaver. Rok 2017 a vyjazd do Udinese to by bola parada :) NAKLADY tentoraz to nebudem rozpisovat, bo zazitok je na nezaplatenie ale vyslo to okolo 160€ aj s nakupom neakych jedal domov. Samozrejme cena je bez alkoholu :) LINKY pivaren budik na izmaku v ba, vrelo odporucam MHD Bratislava arriva expres moznost nakupu listkov online... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Trnava Region » Galanta April 8th 2016

Aj tuto sezonu organizuje oficialny fan club AC Milana vyjazd na domaci zapas. Jedna sa uz o druhy vyjazd, prvy som vdaka vyletu do Maroka zmeskal. Na San Siro zavitaju merdaci z Turina. Cena pre clenov 130€ zahrna dopravu busom + vstupenku na zapas, neclenovia platia o neake tie eura viacej (148€). Len pre poriadok pripomeniem,ze rocne clenske stoji 20€. Takze sumasumarum clenom sa urcite oplati byt. Prakticky sa clenske vrati uz na prvom vyjazde ale samozrejme ani nevyjazdaci nemusia zufat, fanklub vzdy pripravy neaky ten pekny darcek pre clenov + klub posiela tiez daku malickost (niekedy ozaj totalnu kravinu, inokedy velmi uzitocnu vec). Po dorazeni do Milana, mam v plane : - ist pozriet do susedneho mestecka Monzy. Ma tam by famozny park alebo - tul... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava April 8th 2016

Par dni pred odjazdom mi vola zelo, ci suhlasim s listkom za branu. Nemam s tym ziadny problem. Neskor si uvedomujem, ze za mnou na podlazi budu hostujuci fans Juve. No nic, bude aspon veselo :) Je to tu, z roboty odchadzam o hodinku skor, doma chystam lepenaky + neaky sladky proviant. Pivo planujem nakupit az v tescu na lamaci, odkial mame planovany odchod o 22/00. V rychlosti kupujem cez net listok na bus do ba. Vyuzivam spolocnost arrivaexpres (predtym veolia,nitravel a ktovie ake nazvy to este malo). On line nakup (lacnejsie nez nakup u vodica) v pohode len ta ich stranka mi moc nepasuje, je to tam trochu zmatocne. Rozmyslam som nad nakupom spiatocneho listka ale ktovie kedy sa vlastne vratime. Jednosmerna cesta zo serede do ba cez net stoji 2€, obojsmerna 3€. Nasadam do ... read more




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