For those of you who follow this blog, “thank you.”. (And for those others who stumbled here, welcome!). Below is a link to a piece I wrote reflecting on our time in Slovakia. It’s for an expats blog site as… Read More ›
Insiders Bratislava
Information about Bratislava based on our 18 months of living there as an expat.
It’s time to move on…
It is time to say goodbye to Bratislava and hello to Budapest. We didn’t come here thinking it was forever. Yet, leaving is still hard. An itinerant life is fun, right up until you actually have to move. Relocating between countries requires a… Read More ›
The Slovak tradition of a brandy with friends…
Igor popped his head out from his office, “Pat, you have a phone call.” The 20th anniversary party for the Music Forum was hitting full swing. It didn’t occur to us that no one knew we were at the music shop in… Read More ›
A Bratislava, Slovakia New Year’s Eve
Slovakia is a city of inexpensive booze and readily accessible fireworks. On New Year’s eve, this was a troubling combination. Leaving Tesco in the afternoon, a very loud boom exploded near my head. I nonchalantly reached up and covered my right ear to ensure I could… Read More ›
The Slovak Symphony performs Shostakovich: The siege of Leningrad
A few weeks ago, we attended a performance in the Reduta Hall with our friends, Igor and Vlasta. The Slovak Philharmonic performed Shostakovich’s 7th Symphony. I was a bit concerned when Igor mentioned it was a “powerful symphony which told a vivid… Read More ›
The World In Between 