Slovakia

Train journey

In Slovakia, the place I really really wanted to go was a village called Cicmany. The photos I saw in the internet were so attractive and …

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Great grandfather’s winery

The last place we visited during the local tour from Bratislava was a winery. It was called ‘Pivnica u pradeda’ and was situated in Modra, a town on the Small Carpathian Wine…

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Cerveny Kamen Castle

The next place we went with the tour was Cerveny Kamen Castle, which is about 30km away from Bratislava. The name means ‘red rock castle’, but …

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Visit the pottery studio

In the afternoon on the day, we joined a local tour. The other tour members were two couples from England and we had a small female guide. First, …

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St.Martin’s Cathedral

This funny bear was found at the choir loft in St.Martin’s Cathedral in Bratislava. This cathedral is the largest in Slovakia which was …

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St. Michael’s Gate and Tower

This is the view from the top of St.Michael’s Gate and Tower in Bratislava. This gate’s history goes back to about 1300, but the current building was …

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Looking for a shop

Our guide book says that there is a handicraft cooperative shop in Bratislava, so we looked for it. We found it just outside of …