Bratislava Main Square fountain, street scenes...Liam's first ride on a tram...the blue church in our neighborhood...beautiful window in our neighborhood
Above, the Belvedere, Vienna Austria and the cathedral in the main square...
yesterday we discovered what bratislava is not. it took riding on a train to vienna, austria to find out. why, no, its not vienna. and, no its not paris. nor, is it venice or rome. at this point we can only be fairly sure that bratislava is somewhat like a scaled down luxembourg, budapest, avignon or prague--of course, give or take some things. right now vienna and bratislava are working on a twin city marketing campaign. we wonder what are they talking about? vienna is on a very grand scale...and, that means everything. vienna offers just about every designer storefront that you could dream of and many that you wish you had. vienna's views are filled with grandiose buildings that would take up the entire downtown of bratislava. when we arrived in bratislava last night at 9 pm, children in tow, we felt like we were home again. things once again slowed down to our pace where the quiet walk home was greeted with whispers from street cafes. our footsteps chattered through the old town air. familiar tables greeted our walk --open air cafes with candles---huge planters filled with flowers smiled at us. we are happy to call bratislava our home if just for a short while. what an amazing little city and what an amazing simple reality.
2 comments:
Hey Familia Vincenzo!!!!!! I love all your great photos, keep 'em coming! The zigzag detailing on that church roof blows me away. I think we may need to visit!!!!!
Wow!! Hello Liam and Scarlet. We love seeing the pictures of your new hometown. Kamran was envious of your water play at the park. Keep writing and know that we miss seeing you in person.
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