Fri 22.Jul.2022
Bratislava, Slovakia
Awwright - a page o' pix from someplace I am actually in!
Tonight - ta da - Slovakia, and its capital city, Bratislava!
Ask ten friends at random what country Bratislava is in.
Or to find Slovakia
on a map.
We fly under the major tour radar in these parts. It works!
Familiar old Bratislava
By now, everybody must recognize the old Slovak National Theater building.
The last couple of weeks have been blazingly warm, making these misty arches
a welcome treat. This one is in Hviezdoslav Square (a mouthful, as ever),
in front of the old National Theater.
Less Familiar Old Bratislava
Do you need a trim?
Eyes Of The World
so to speak.
Flat Out New-fangled Bratislava
The food court at the humongous new multi-story shopping mall where
the bus station used to be. (The new bus station is in an underground level
of the mall.)
Food courts everywhere have racks for your used trays, plates, etc. This is
the first I've seen with staffed booths instead!
Up On The Roof
The "Green Roof" of the new bus station has
wild-looking grasses, gardens, lawns, a jogging track, benches, picnic tables,
and an elevator
straight down to the busses. Only here have I ever deliberately arrived an hour
early for my bus, so I could hang out on the roof of the station with a coffee
and brunch!
Reflective Geometry
A boat on the
Beautiful Brown Danube.
The Shape of Water!
"Experimental Sushi"? Your guess is as good as mine.
They didn't burn witches - they burned women! This poor soul may have done nothing worse than be around when some demagogue needed a witch. She confessed
under torture. R.I.P. Agatha!
"The Inqisitor's interest is not in discovering the guilty,
but in burning the accused."
-- U. Eco, "The Name of the Rose"
Horský Park
An inconveniently long bus ride from home, but worth it. My favorite excercise
walk venue in Bratislava.
The Old Town is marked by pastel-colored buildings from the Habsburg era.
Hviezdoslav Square again.
A good place for the soul on a warm afternoon.