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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...
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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...
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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...
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Take note that Slovakia´s legal blood-alcohol limit is 0,0. Drinking and driving is an especially bad idea here. Keep your driver´s license and papers handy at all times. The fine for speeding is 1000 Sk (25 USD) on the spot and seat belts are compulsory. Do not be surprised if the police levy a "fine" without writing a ticket. They are horribly underpaid and always looking for ways to compensate.
vystava babik v ludovych krojoch zo slovenskomadarskeho pomedzia sa ukryvala v podchode nedaleko Europskeho namestia v Komarne. Jedna mlada ucitelka usila pre skolske deti zopar babik v krojoch, napad sa zapacil a pripojili sa k nemu aj dalsi dobrovolnici, ktori poskytli stare odevy alebo kusky nabytku a my sme sa tak mohli nadchynat ich krasou iba za desat korunove vstupne:-)
27.7.2002 sme sa len tak tulali po cestach Slovenska, ked sme nahodou zazreli pred sebou motorku takmer z druhej svetovej vojny. K motorke pomaly zacali pribudat auticka z medzivojnoveho obdobia a z uplneho zaciatku 20. storocia. Putovali do Brezovej, kde vyvrcholenim prehliadky bolo starodavne hasicske auto a pokracovali k Mohyle M.R.Stefanika polozit kyticu kvetov a uctit si aspon takto pamiatku jedneho z najvacsich Slovakov.
M.R.Stefanik nie je ujo na motocykli, i ked ten vyzera ako vystrihnuty z doby,kedy Stefanik zil. Narodil sa na Kosariskach 21.7.1880 a zomrel pri leteckej havarii s dvomi talianskymi pilotami v lietadle, ktore spadlo nedaleko bratislavskeho letiska 4.5.1919.Bol to velmi mudry pan, vela cestoval, zliezol Mont Blanc v Alpach, ako nadseny astronom pozoroval zatmenie Slnka na Tahiti v roku 1911, bol generalom a vyznamnym politikom pri zakladani Ceskoslovenska po rozpadnuti Rakusko-Uhorska. Ktovie kde by bolo teraz byvalo Slovensko keby ...
Antol is a little village near Banska Stiavnica. The surroundings are beautiful with the Stiavnica mountais and the varied nature. The castle there is build in 1750 and the owner was the ancient family of Coburg. Nowadays the huntinglodge is changed into a museum with hunting trophies of all sorts of animals living is this region, and with the original old furniture, clothes, paintings, etc. During the summer there are many activities. Famous is the St. Hubert-celebration in the first week of september.
Holidays in Slovakia January 1 Day of the Slovak Republic January 6 Three Kings March 29 Good Friday ('Velky Piatok' or 'Big Friday' in Slovak) April 1 (2002) Easter Monday May 1 Labour Day July 5 Sts. Cyril and St. Methodius Day August 29 Day of the anti-Nazi Slovak National Uprising September 1 Constitution Day (Slovak Republic, 1993) September 15 Madonna patron of Slovakia November 1 All Saints' Day November 17 Fight for Freedom and Democracy Day December 24 Christmas Eve (Christmas in Slovakia) December 25 I. Christmas holiday December 26 II. Christmas holiday - St. Stefan's day
If you don't know any Slovak, then at least brush up on your German. Many restaurant menus will come in Slovak or German varieties and lots of people speak German as their second language. English is not widely spoken although that may well change in years to come. Eat early! Especially in smaller towns, restaurants will be closing their kitchens by 9pm.
when you queu at the bus stop, and you are used to the nice english type queuing, you may get a fit of anger soon. we really ARE bad in queuing. i am afraid we jump the queu, we use our elbows, we are rude, just imagine a bunch of people desperately longing to get on that bus. this is for the local buses. if you travel on a long distance bus, this queuing problem of ours does not apply. we behave as human beings then.
i am sorry, we have running water and electricity. so to discover this kind of savage world you would have to find another country. in the mountains though, there are CHATAs /read 'khata'/ or cottages that have a fireplace and a near stream as the basic facilities. you won't find them in the tourist catalogues, so don't panic! we are not that bad as i am sarcastic
what about the confusing use of prosim and dakujem? so... PROSIM=please, and DAKUJEM=thank you. basically. in a shop or bar you can be asked prosim, meaning can i help you? then you say 2 cokes prosim, meaning 2 cokes please. then they serve you and they say prosim, meaning here you are.you say dakujem, meaning thank you. they say prosim, meaning you are welcome. then you pay, saying prosim and they say dakujem. and they give you back the change, saying prosim. and you thank them of course. and they say prosim. thats all. just in case you would get frustrated by the lot of prosims
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