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Bratislava Clock Museum

Posted on March 16, 2015 by lwaterson

Back in the 19th century, it turns out, Bratislava (aka Pressburg to German speakers or Pozsony to Hungarian speakers) was one of Europe’s foremost manufacturers of clocks – and the Hungarian Empire’s go-to destination for purchasing high-quality timepieces. It was … Continue reading →

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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Kamzík

Posted on March 7, 2015 by lwaterson

Like the Tower of London, like the Eiffel Tower, the thing that puts you off wanting to go to Kamzík, the big TV tower/mast standing sentinel over the hills above Bratislava is that it is, perhaps, too obvious. There is admittedly not much … Continue reading →

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The Corridor of Books

Posted on August 14, 2014 by lwaterson

Think a myriad bound copies of Cassanova, stretching into a void which also contains, upon closer examination, an infinite number of most of the other classics, likewise piling up and plummeting down before you on shelves that shear away as … Continue reading →

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Diverse Devínska Nová Ves

Posted on March 24, 2014 by lwaterson

We’ve talked a bit in posts about the countryside around Bratislava: the rearing Carpathian forests of the Mestské Lesy to the north and the wooded trails stretching southeast along the River Danube. On the very first day of spring Englishmaninslovakia set … Continue reading →

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Danubiana Art Museum – & Why It’s Cool

Posted on March 13, 2014 by lwaterson

This isn’t my first post about the Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum (see this post for an example of the type of stunning exhibitions they get here). And, given that a trip here is possibly the best thing to do in … Continue reading →

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Bratislava Mestské Lesy (Local City Forest)

Posted on January 9, 2014 by lwaterson

Bratislava Mestské Lesy on Traja Krali (Three Kings’ Day) (January 6th) IT IS BY NO MEANS the first time I have raved about, nor the last time I will write about, Bratislava’s Mestské Lesy: the wonderful forest that rises up above the … Continue reading →