Last week I was invited to speak at a conference organised by the Slovak
Intellectual Property Office in the country’s capital, Bratislava. I always
enjoy such assingments, both because I like speaking at events, but mostly
because it gives me the chance to visit places, often, as in this case, for the
first time. I arrived in Bratislava around 9 p.m. on Wednesday evening, then
spent Thursday morning at the conference, but since my flight home was on
Friday morning, I was free to explore the city from about 2 p.m. on Thursday
and the rest of the day. I tried to make the most of the free time, and the
resulting gallery can be seen here:
http://www.frozenlight.eu/bratislava_sept2019/index.html
As usual when I go to the capitals of the countries behind the former Iron
Curtain (as in Sofia and Warsaw last year), I am attracted to the blend of the
old parts of the city, some of the striking buildings put up during Communist
times (architecture was one of the few creative endeavours which could be
exercised relatively freely), and the post-1989 modernity. Bratislava did not
disappoint. I found it a very interesting place to which I plan to return soon,
perhaps as part of a combined trip to Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest, all of
which are within 200 km of each other (in fact, I travelled to Bratislava by
flying to Vienna and taking a train from there).
As always, comments and critique are welcome and appreciated.
Nathan
Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
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PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
<http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
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Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator
<http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator>
YNWA
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