19 APRIL - Saturday

Saturday 19 April Diary


Saturday, April 19, = = (Mosonmagyarovar City - Maps)

6 hours for the border 37 km arrival in Bratislava (Slovakia)

SLOVAKIA = Member Community

Bratislava = (* Presporok Bratislava) Slovakia's capital = 430,000 inhabitants

The weather is beautiful, sometimes it rains but not so much that they can not enjoy the sightseeing.
E 'crossed the Danube to visit various monuments, the Castle, that Napoleon's troops, causing a fire destroyed it, but after 150 years of oblivion, in 1968 was entirely ricostruto also evident, the Gothic Cathedral of San Martino and many other churches, no less interesting, Palazzo Primatial and others of similar interest achitettonico. Sports Specialties: hochey and ice skating.
Cosmopolitan markets with cheap, stylish restaurants, pubs and many Night Club In...


fact, the Slovak economy is in full ascent.
The city is taken into account by a lot of its citizens, there is a note exceptional cleanliness and friendliness of the natives there reigns supreme.
While strolling in the event for the city, I come across a lady, elegant in a funny and interesting short pelliccetta him, same hair combed and shiny dog leash that keeps, I bow to make a caress the animal, non sò that race, with a Musini wake up and hair, which surrounded his neck, makes it resemble a miniature lion.
The lady is satisfied dell'affettuoso greeting made to his dog and making his knowledge, talking about the more and less, I hear that here in Bratislava, in October, your pet dog will participate at the European Union, the "Best in Show "
Compliments them and after one last caress sweet pet, I keep my perigrinare for the city.
Since it is early morning, I dedicate to the sightseeing of the old town, around a couple of museums in which I find a great deal of willingness on the part of caretakers, accompanying and illustrating the works of art that proudly costudiscono.
Walking on the banks of the majestic Danube, the water runs slow as lava, inspires a sense of impotence, for his relentless force. A pair of lovers, walking slowly ahead of me embraced, so that seems a single person, stop and kiss, with indifferent to overcome them just as it is beautiful to be in love.
At lunch I stopped at the market and a banquet eat divinely and cheaply. In the early afternoon despite regret not having stayed longer, allotment.

[+ car + for viaggio.jpeg] Nitra - Maps = 110 Km (total 147 km)


Nitra = (Nyitra) 85,000 inhabitants

To visit different churches and castles, ancient and very interesting. In particular, the Castle, a complex of buildings that have one common entrance, divided into four parties, the Cathedral, the Episcopal Palace, the houses and walls.
To the general seminary was built in 1768/70, there is an old library, the most precious of Slovakia.
In the town there are hotels that are camping, opto bungalow for more comfortable and less expensive.
Seeking a place to eat but information meeting a man who has spent some months in Italy, insists to invite me to his house, I accept myself without too pray.
As we begin, I know that he is in Prague, but he married a Slovak and remained in Slovakia, even after the division of the country into two states.
Brings me to an anonymous building, as there are many in Australia, I presented his family, wife and two children, male and female, the boy was 10 years his daughter is a flower, nor is 22 but does not show, it seems more a young girl.
Ceniano in joy, his wife prepares morčacie Pinene PRSI: roulades of turkey breast stuffed with ham, asparagus, sprinkled with slices of apple. We drink wine locally produced chatted into the night high, both of which Slovakia.
The recall asking him where he was in the days of the "Prague Spring". Gets serious, as collecting the memories, he begins to tell the truth:

"In 1968 I was an engineering student at the University of Prague, with the other students, discussing to have a greater freedom and democracy in the country. We decided to spread our ideas and the people were with us. The same things that we discussed between us students, discussed also in homes, factories and cultural environments, the vast majority of people there and was involved with us.
It was a day of late summer, no one expected that hundreds of tanks invade a section of the city. Our rulers were seguestrati and translated in Moscow, where, despite lengthy negotiations, they had to succumb to the orders of Moscow politicians. The people, however, protested for months, trying all ways to achieve the independence of their country, until the tragic death of Jan Palach, sacrificed to the fire. All hopes ended in March of 1969. "

Prefers to change the discourse. I sighed and said that now has a lot of confidence in the future of their country.
We salute exchanging their addresses and do not spare us the promise of rivederci.
I go to sleep, I nestled in blankets and do a good sleep, the night is cold and is good cover.

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