“Meet me at the square”. It’s the living room of Central Europe. Here towns were built around the main square. Bratislava is no exception. The main square in Old Town Bratislava hosts the music festivals of summer and the Christmas… Read More ›
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In pursuit of empathy
If a stranger asks me for money, I give it to them. I encourage my kids to do the same. In the nature vs. nurture battle, I’m a nurture person. I believe I’m no better than someone living on the streets, I… Read More ›
The Albrechts and the Steiners: A history of Old Town Bratislava
The Albrechts never locked their door. The family home, in the far reaches of old town Bratislava on Kapitulska Ulica, was both literally and figuratively open each night as a gathering place for local musicians and intelligentsia. A gathering at… Read More ›
French lessons – continued….
This week I completed my first semester of french at the L’Institut Francais; one of life’s little lessons in humility wrapped up in the adorable French Embassy on Old Town Square. My favorite part of class was walking to and from the square thru a beautiful… Read More ›
A photographers long weekend in Paris
Paris is one of the world’s great photography cities. To entice my husband to return (I gotta be nice to him, he’s my blog photographer), and in honor of our planned dinner with the most renowned photo editor of the 20th century , I decided… Read More ›
The World In Between 