Slovakia
Note: YesOf all the places that I was most surprised by I would have to say Slovakia was the most unexpected bonus of the trip and Bratislava its main city. This is another place, along with Krakow, that you should get to before it loses its charm. The city is very picturesque, very walkable and a bit off-beat. It's strange because Prague rightfully deserves its praise but Bratislava, and Slovakia should not be as overlooked as it has been.
We stayed in the Hotel Kiev which used to be the westerner hotel in Bratislava. each major Eastern Bloc city had a western style hotel that was strictly for westerners. I suppose this was a two-fold purpose. One to keep an eye on the westerners as potential spies and also to show them how great life and things were under a Communist regime.
The hotel Kiev, though falling into a bit of disrepair and becoming a giant advertisement, was decent enough. It showed the old Communist opulence and the building's interior, I found, quite interesting. Though the funniest thing about the place is that you have to pay extra for a room with a tv. We thought this would be a good idea but were sorely disappointed when all we got was a 13 inch tv sat on the floor in the corner. However, this was more than made up by the outstanding breakfast available as part of the room rate. It was top notch.
posted by NV @ 8:59 pm
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