It was the best of times! Jen and I explored Bratislava on Friday and Vienna on Saturday. On Friday, we checked into the City Hostel, our first hostel experience. It was not as rugged as we expected. We had a private room. We visited the Bratislava castle, the Danube river with the New Bridge, the Presidential Palace, and the opera house. It rained all day, so we went to a pizzeria to warm up. We had pizza with eggs and green olives on it, drank wine and beer, and laughed our way back to the hostel.
On Saturday, we met Jan in Vienna. He was our tour guide when we took students to Europe two years ago. He is still a likable character and a great guide. He showed us the museum district, the Sch
รถnbrunn Palace, and an amazing outdoor market. The smells alone were satisfying. We met his sister Julia. Jan made us dinner, and we had interesting conversation. It was the first time I got the impression that Western Europe looks down on Slovakia. Jan and his sister made a few comments that were not too pleasant. They are educated people who seem very eager to stop prejudice, and they
had some strange ideas about the country whose border is just 30 minutes away. I felt I had to defend my new country. I had no such feeling when they started questioning the U.S. president! Overall, it was a great day in Austria. This morning, we woke up early and headed back to Slovakia. It was a long day of traveling. We took a subway, a tram, two trains, and two buses today. We're ready to relax. Greg will be here tomorrow!
It was the best of times! Jen and I explored Bratislava on Friday and Vienna on Saturday. On Friday, we checked into the City Hostel, our first hostel experience. It was not as rugged as we expected. We had a private room. We visited the Bratislava castle, the Danube river with the New Bridge, the Presidential Palace, and the opera house. It rained all day, so we went to a pizzeria to warm up. We had pizza with eggs and green olives on it, drank wine and beer, and laughed our way back to the hostel.
On Saturday, we met Jan in Vienna. He was our tour guide when we took students to Europe two years ago. He is still a likable character and a great guide. He showed us the museum district, the Schรถnbrunn Palace, and an amazing outdoor market. The smells alone were satisfying. We met his sister Julia. Jan made us dinner, and we had interesting conversation. It was the first time I got the impression that Western Europe looks down on Slovakia. Jan and his sister made a few comments that were not too pleasant. They are educated people who seem very eager to stop prejudice, and they 
had some strange ideas about the country whose border is just 30 minutes away. I felt I had to defend my new country. I had no such feeling when they started questioning the U.S. president! Overall, it was a great day in Austria. This morning, we woke up early and headed back to Slovakia. It was a long day of traveling. We took a subway, a tram, two trains, and two buses today. We're ready to relax. Greg will be here tomorrow!
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What great adventures you are having! Too much fun. Love ya!
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