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23 Reviews On my trips to Slovakia I always tried some of the local beers. One of my favourite Slovak beers is the lager of Zlaty Bazant (Golden Pheasant). The brewery was founded in 1967 in Hurbanovo, and is...
16 Reviews Bratislava Music Celebrations :) sounds stupid but in Slovak it is Bratislavske hudobne slavnosti and it is worth to see. There are many great musicians and good music every year in the end of...
13 Reviews Hi, since I came here I noticed people from abroad like me may actually get confused by the Slovak language cause they say "Ano" to say Yes and "Nie" to say No. So sometimes they are replying to you...
HORSCHECK Says: Slovakia joined the European Union (EU) on the 1st of May 2004 and on the 1st of January 2009 Slovakia even became a member of the Eurozone. This means that...
Propermark Says: Removing shoes when entering a house or flat is really common even though it is not compulsory for foreigners. My Slovak colleagues do this even in the office...
Ekaterinburg Says: This is really more a query about what may or may not be a local custom I love fountains and inevitably they feature prominently in all my travel photos. From...
Ekaterinburg Says: I visited Bratislava in the second week of December and Christmas festivities were well under way. There are markets in all the main squares in the Old Town as...
Ekaterinburg Says: I had seen pictures of this building on several V T pages but had absolutely no idea of where it was in the city. It was a really pleasant surprise to come...
Korunovaèné Slávnosti - Coronation Celebration
barryg23 Says: Our visit coincided with the Korunovaèné Slávnosti, a festival celebrating the coronation of Matthias 2. We heard this before we saw it. When we were looking...
al_mary Says: While in Bratislava, we took the timeto see the monuments and statues.We were fortunate to meet up with a VT'er who explained them to us, andwhy they were...
acemj Says: There are a number of churches in Bratislava for its 430,000 inhabitants. The majority of the people are Roman Catholic, but I'm not sure how many actually fill...
RandomDreamer Says: Like all Slavic languages, Slovak is difficult the the native english speaker and don't expect to pick up the language easliy as you would in say... France or...
grkboiler Says: A local told me that most of the young people in Bratislava are bilingual, and will learn to speak English, German, Polish, French, Russian, or some other...
grkboiler Says: I visited the city on a Saturday, and it seemed everywhere I turned, there was a wedding. A local told me that on Saturdays, especially at the Primate's Palace,...
zrim Says: This fellow has seen better days. Must have been a big cheese in the day, afterall he garnered a choice location on the exterior of the cathedral (St. Martin's)...
Duck and Cover! It's the nuns.
zrim Says: The nuns in Bratislava, we saw many, still wear the traditional garb. In the U.S. it is now uncommon to see a nun all decked out in robes, habits and rosaries....
zrim Says: Saturday afternoons in Bratislava are the times for weddings--hey just like in the U.S. It seemed that every church that I ducked into was hosting a wedding....
zrim Says: Is there a city in Europe that does not pay homage to St. George? What kind of strange cult is this. Dragons are being slayed all over Europe by good St....
Times are still hard in Slovakia
zrim Says: Bratislava is probably on the verge of becoming a more attractive tourist destination. It will probably see more investment and economic activity now that it...
Skipka Says: Bratislava charter document isn't just for deposit of the town :) it is a prove of the historical important of this place. Bratislava itself developed from the...
Skipka Says: Our famous writer of Bratislava stories - her name is Maria Durickova - wrote at least three books about stories of our nice city. I love the most the story why...
micas_pt Says: Slovakia’s currency is Crown – Sk. In November 2003, 1 euro was worth between 41 and 43 Sk. If you arrive by train there are 2 exchange offices at the station,...
micas_pt Says: If you're not familiar to Slovak don't worry, i'm sure won't have any problem finding your way around. Most youngster talk English pretty well and are very...
micas_pt Says: I visited Bratislava by the end of November so city centre was already holding Christmas decorations and lights. In the Main Square - Hlavné Námestie - there...
yooperprof Says: Perhaps connected with the urban alienation I mentioned above is the sprawl of tower blocks immediately opposite the city center. It reminded me of similar...
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4 Reviews and 271 Opinions This is definitely a luxury hotel experience for much less than a luxury hotel price. At check in we...
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1 Review and 94 Opinions When I checked in, even before the 2pm check in time, I was met by the hotel in a wonderful way....
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Mamaison Residence Sulekova Bratislava
1 Review and 188 Opinions There's something about this hotel that gives me the creeps. I'm not sure what exactly, just a...
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In restaurants, gratuity is not expected unless you are dining at an upscale restaurant, where it may alrady be added to the bill. It is standard to simply...
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Q: I recall a ferry did Bratslavia to Budapest --would it run in April[dont know if Danube freezes up] what cost in euro and how...
A: Right now the Danube is frosen, causing great problems for the states along it, but that's very seldom, and certainly not in April. But it's not ferries that are running...
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Hello dear VTers, my name is Joseph and I am carp from the river Danube living in Bratislava. I would show you and tell you about my city and place where I swim long years already... I remember the......
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Bratislava is an inheritor of the glory of the coronation site of Hungarian and Austro-Hungarian rulers, witness to the development and fall of nobility. It is a city of historic sights, and its...
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Bratislava - Gateway to the Little Carpathians
I have been to Bratislava on three daytrips from Vienna in winter 2003/04 and 2005/06. The Slovak capital is home to 430.000 people and it is situated at the river Danube between Vienna and...
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Bratislava - Proud to play second fiddle
When I quit my job in Charlotte, North Carolina in May of 2004, I knew that I would have a month to travel. My plan was to go see my family in Philadelphia and then to take off for Germany and Austria...
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Bratislava - The smallest big city
Bratislava (variously called as Europe's smallest big city, or a Big small city etc) is the capital city of Slovakia and the country's largest city. It lies on both banks of the the river Danube. It...
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