As mentioned in my previous journal on Trenciansky Hrad, this magnificent hilltop castle is now a Slovakian National Cultural Monument and still is going under an…Read More
Bratislava Castle, the dominating landmark of the city, is situated on the hill overlooking the Danube River and the entire city. It is a massive building with a rich…Read More
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Besides seeing the SNP Memorial and the Town Castle Area of Banska Bystrica, Ivan and I walked around the outskirts of the town where the town fortifications are located. …Read More
As mentioned before, my Slovakian friend Ivan took me all over parts of Western Slovakia via train, bus, and bicycle. One of the places we took the bus to was to the…Read More
Krankenhaus is a colourful bar two streets from Trencin’s main square in the direction of the railway station. If you manage to cross the wide, busy road safely,…Read More
The Castle, or Hrad, at Nitra is located on the hilltop Pribina Square. The fortifications and Gothic cathedral are the heartbeat of this lovely complex. Hrad Nitra…Read More
Slovakia is a very religious country. It is 60% Catholic and about 40% Protestant or Lutheran. There was a decent sized Jewish population in Slovakia before World War II,…Read More
If you enter Piestany Spa via the downtown, you will cross the glass-enclosed Collanade Bridge to get there. The Collanade Bridge was built in 1933 in the functionalist…Read More
In May 2002, I had the honor and privelege of traveling to the little village of Smolenice, Slovakia to tour the little castle located on the hilltop overlooking the…Read More