Yesterday we took a journey to the neighboring capital city of Bratislava, Slovakia. Less then 40 miles separates Vienna and Bratislava to make them the two closest world capitals. The city center is only about an hour away so we jumped on a train in the morning and we were back before bed time.
Three of my students joined us as we explored the city, got lost a few times and almost lost one of the girls (oops), saw touristy things, and ate some Pizza Hut. It was a ton of fun spending time with these young adults, but bittersweet as 2 of the 3 will be leaving Vienna before August. Fortunately we'll be able to do a few more things with them in the coming days. For now, enjoy the pictures...
Three of my students joined us as we explored the city, got lost a few times and almost lost one of the girls (oops), saw touristy things, and ate some Pizza Hut. It was a ton of fun spending time with these young adults, but bittersweet as 2 of the 3 will be leaving Vienna before August. Fortunately we'll be able to do a few more things with them in the coming days. For now, enjoy the pictures...
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| reading the tourist guide on the train to Bratislava explaining how we would all become a Bratislover...clever, huh. |
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| enjoying the beautifully maintained tram stop... |
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| focused on a game while waiting |
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| on a Slovakian tram |
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| the "new bridge" also known as the UFO bridge for its spaceship-like structure that houses an overpriced restaraunt |
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| The girls waiting to cross a street |
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| A shot of Justin and I attempting to imitate the statue at the top of this monument |
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| a closeup of me looking like an idiot :) |
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| the city center is a very cool collection of narrow streets and alleys |
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| Slovakia hosted last months IIHF World Championships...these signs had cool little caricatures of each nations "mascot" interesting to see how different nations are perceived. Case in point in the next picture... |
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| The US is seen as a bunch of Cowboys. Crap. This is what we have to overcome. :/ |
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| view of the castle from one of the many side alleys |
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| and again |
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| taking a break in some random courtyard with a fountain |
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| the castle, again. |
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| what a good student...even reading as she walks through a vacant lot. |
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| on our way home after a long day |
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