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• Igor and the old town Bratislava Music Shop

  By Julie Callahan on February 2, 2012 • ( 5 )

  

  Igor owns the Music Shop in old town Bratislava. We met Igor shortly after moving last September. Wandering the far back streets of old town, we stumble upon a narrow street with a single store; the “Music Shop.” The shop is not actually directly on… Read More ›

• Old Town Bratislava

  By Julie Callahan on January 28, 2012 • ( 0 )

  

  Castle over Bratislava Some of our friends may visit us but most won’t. It’s not that they don’t want to; they just can’t find us. And those who are geographically astute are thinking “Why Bratislava?” Frankly, this lack of tourist respect is… Read More ›

• Sausage and bacon and accepting gifts

  By Julie Callahan on January 25, 2012 • ( 0 )

  We have a new set of Slovak friends. They are different than our other friends, not better or worse, just different. The biggest difference is income, “wealth”. Our new friends are waiters, opera singers (who moonlight as waiters) and the homeless near our apartment…. Read More ›

• Learning to speak French

  By Julie Callahan on January 23, 2012 • ( 1 )

  Learning a new language is a humbling experience. My class at the Alliance Francaise was a blast. The students are a bit like the Village People without the Indian or the policeman. There are accountants, doctors, authors, college and high school students, young and… Read More ›

• The Most Interesting Man in the World

  By Julie Callahan on January 15, 2012 • ( 11 )

  The most interesting man in the world doesn’t star in beer commercials. Rather, he is an unassuming man who sat next to my husband and me at our favorite Paris bistro, Chez Janou. Although dapper, I was certain he wasn’t… Read More ›