The Prague skyline evoked a gasp as did our drink tab on the Old Town square. That’s the paradox of Prague. It’s a menage of tourist rip offs and heart stopping scenery, mind-blowing crowds and cobble stoned medieval streets. In… Read More ›
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The Main Square: Old Town Bratislava
“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 ›
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 ›
The World In Between 