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Kyiv, Ukraine
We found a $10 plane ticket on Wizz Air to Kyiv (Kiev). We had a little extra time and decided to leave Bratislava for a few days and check out the Ukrainian capitol. The flight was only about 80 minutes or so and took us to Zhuliany (IEV) airport which is far closer to the…
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Prague Ghost Town
We went to Prague recently and it was pretty much a ghost town. The tourists had not returned. I could actually walk along the Charles Bridge without bumping into anyone. Usually the bridge is packed in a similar fashion to Bourbon Street in New Orleans. While tourism is essential to the economy, the quiet streets…
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Eastern Slovakia
We took a week off and visited Lučenec, Trebišov, Michalovce, Humenné, Bardejov, Prešov, Poprad, and Banska Bystrica. Here are a few photos from along the way.
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Hrad Devín (Devin Castle)
This morning we decided to go for a walk along the Morava River and check out the area around Devin Castle. We wanted to avoid the buses so we took a train from Hlavná stanica (main railway station) to Devínska Nová Ves. The ride costs around 85 cents and the trip only take around 15…
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Pečnianský Forest and the Iron Curtain
Yesterday we went for a walk in the Pečnianský Forest in Petržalka, Bratislava…
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Bratislava Airport
I decided last week to start walking 10,000 steps a day. Here are a few snaps from my walk around the M. R. Štefánik Airport. The airport used to be called Ivanka but the name was changed a few years ago after national hero and aviator General Milan Rastislav Štefánik. During World War I, he…
English with Aubrey 