During the SAS course
we were able to explore Bratislava |
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St Michael's Gate of the medieval city wall |
Medieval artifacts have a commercial
purpose now |
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Choosing traditional food |
Ice cream (zmerzlina) in the Green Tree Cafe |
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Kings and Queens of
Austro-Hungary ruled their empire from this castle in the 16th
and 17th centuries
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The castle is high above the city |
A replica of the Hungarian crown
caps the steeple of St Martin's Cathedral |
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Ships cruising the Danube bring tourists to Bratislava |
Docked today is the
ship that first brought us here in 2008 |
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Many modern sculptures are diplayed along the
river |
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Just below the castle is the statue of St Elizabeth
of Hungary
Many churches in Eastern Europe are dedicated to her.
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Throughout the city many churches with a simple
exterior |
have an elegant interior |
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100 years ago thousands of Slovaks and Rusyns
immigrated to the USA.
The depression, WWII and Communist
rule disrupted contact between families |
After nearly 70 years, I was fortunate
to reconnect with family in Slovakia in 2008.
This trip gave us
the opportunity to visit
again. |
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During our 3 weeks in Bratislava we saw many
tour groups from the cruise ships and bus tours
In 2008 that was how we also first visited the city. HERE are
the pictures I took then
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