There are some lovely photos there, Nathan, and much of interest. I had to go
to Wikipedia to understand why there were German language notices, and to
understand some of Bratislava’s history.
It looks like a good place to visit for us.
Cheers
Chris
> On 19 Sep 2019, at 06:58, Nathan Wajsman <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> 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
> <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.
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