Magyars

This excerpt from Rick Steves sums up well the feeling one gets in Budapest. It just doesn’t feel like any of the four Slavic places I’ve visited on this trip. But I will say that it is also the most touristy, I think even more than Prague! And I hear English and Spanish (why Spanish?) […]

Budapest, Hungary

I arrived in Budapest (Hungary is “Magyarország” in Hungarian, for the curious) on Wednesday. No more Poland, no more Slovakia. I’m still on the Danube, though. Colleen and I visited on a short day trip from Vienna with some friends back in 1998. I don’t remember much about Budapest from that trip, other than the […]

UFO Spotted

On Monday I rode an elevator to the top of the “UFO”, an observation deck above the main bridge into the city. I’m always a sucker for high city views. Today’s limerick: There is a bridge with a tall towerThe castle nearby projects powerParted by the DanubeVisited by this noobOn this city it’s hard to […]

Unique Food Options

Most days, and sometimes multiple times per day, I’ve had airborne sticky silken threads blow onto my face while in Bratislava specifically. I don’t know if they are leftover spider webs silk worm threads, or something else, but you can see them flying by in the air. Anyone know what that’s about? In walking around […]

Build it and they will come

Bratislava is building like crazy, and as you can see in the photos below, there are already many tall buildings, with more on the way! City photos: Today’s guest dad joke: I normally write my own, but I see I’m not the only game in this town! (From a local restaurant) Today’s travel quote: To […]

Statuesque

Years ago, in the 90s, Bratislava city leaders decided to put some unique statues up around the old town to help draw visitors, with these not being directed to anyone famous or even to anyone particular at all. Here are a few: While in power, the Communist government built a big road that slashed right […]

Bratislava, Slovakia

I’m feeling a bit underwhelmed so far in my first day in Bratislava (I strive to be whelmed), compared to the three great cities I visited earlier on this trip. My Airbnb is too far from the action, there aren’t as many sites, and they use the Euro, so things aren’t inexpensive anymore. But I […]

Schindler’s List

On Sunday I visited the factory where Oskar Schindler helped keep many Krakow Jews alive, and he is credited with saving 1200 total. The museum is very well put together, and it’s super-informative, with lots of interactive exhibits and touchscreens where you can dive deeper. You could easily spend a few days there just absorbing […]