Romanian dessert: every culture seems to have donuts!
Palace of the People -- inside the world's 2nd largest building constructed during communist times when people didn't have enough to eat.
Today the parliament meets in the Palace; but much of the building goes unused and the people have mixed feelings about it all.
To get to Bratislava, Slovakia, we flew into Vienna, Austria which is just 1/2 hour away. The countryside looked like southeast Wisconsin and was peppered with wind farms for miles.
Bratislava is full of surprises! I had no idea it was such a nicely restored medieval town. It's a little harder to find signs of communism here but not impossible. There is a sense of humor to this place despite the tragic history.
Monument commemorating the black plague.
Sadly, the US embassy is the only embassy that looks like a fortress. I got hairy eyebrows for just taking a photo of the security scarring the beautiful building.
Romanian dessert: every culture seems to have donuts!
Palace of the People -- inside the world's 2nd largest building constructed during communist times when people didn't have enough to eat.
Today the parliament meets in the Palace; but much of the building goes unused and the people have mixed feelings about it all.
To get to Bratislava, Slovakia, we flew into Vienna, Austria which is just 1/2 hour away. The countryside looked like southeast Wisconsin and was peppered with wind farms for miles.
Bratislava is full of surprises! I had no idea it was such a nicely restored medieval town. It's a little harder to find signs of communism here but not impossible. There is a sense of humor to this place despite the tragic history.
Monument commemorating the black plague.
Sadly, the US embassy is the only embassy that looks like a fortress. I got hairy eyebrows for just taking a photo of the security scarring the beautiful building.
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