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Tag Archives: Bratislava
Funny things about my blog
I use WordPress for my blog and one of the screens shows stats on what posts have been viewed each day. It find it fascinating to look at this page to see who searched for what as some of the … Continue reading
Posted in churches, Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence, Galileo, Machiavelli, Michelangelo, Santa Croce
Tagged Bratislava, Dante, Dante Alighieri, Firenze, Florence, Galileo, Michelangelo, Santa Croce
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Salta to San Antonio de los Cobres
Lord, today I had to be up and out of the hotel and at the tourist office by 5:45 am! When Leslie and I parted in Buenos Aires, I recall saying to her that I was looking forward to relaxing … Continue reading
Posted in Salta & environs
Tagged Bratislava, Buenos Aires, Hans Christian Andersen, Moisés Serpa Regional Museum of Tastil, Restaurant El Mojon, Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony of Padua, Salinas Grandes, Salta, San Antonio de los Cobres, San Pedro de Atacama, Santa Rosa de Tastil, six degrees of separation
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Mozarthaus, Vienna
After returning from Bratislava I visited the only one of Mozart’s residences still in existence in Vienna. This is amazing in itself considering that he lived in 14 places in and around Vienna in a 10 year space of time. … Continue reading
Posted in Bratislava, Puccini, Vienna
Tagged Bratislava, Mozart, Mozarthaus, Puccini, Vienna
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Getting from Vienna to Bratislava
As mentioned in my “Bratislava” post, I had been trying to figure out exactly how to get to Bratislava for a few days. For those having similar issues, here is what I did / found out after giving up trying to … Continue reading
Bratislava photos
Some additional info on Bratislava, Slovakia is that it is largely Catholic, about 70%, due to “The Holy Roman Empire” which was largely the phase of the Hapsburg rule. Maria Theresa (1717 -1780), who I mentioned in my Schönbrunn post, … Continue reading
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Tagged Bratislava, Hapsburg, Maria Theresa, Marie Antoinette, Schönbrunn, slovakia
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Bratislava fun facts
Following up from my previous post, the guide today was really quite informative. I am adding below some photos of interest: The symbol of Bratislava as the walls of the town were originally in a triangle formation resulting in just … Continue reading
Posted in Bratislava
Tagged Bratislava, Copenhagen, didgeridoo, Fujara, Hans Christian Andersen, Liszt, Mozart, Saint Michael's Gate, slovakia
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Bratislava
Bratislava? No it is not some variation of Bratwurst, it is the capital of Slovakia. Still confused? Slovakia borders Austria in the Northeast, and Vienna and Bratislava are the two closest capitals in the world at just 40 miles apart. … Continue reading
