Bratislava – sleeping beauty on the Danube
Posted: Sun Jan 19, 2025 3:51 am
“Ground floor” – Mr. Orbis and I answered in unison and realized that in Bratislava we would communicate more easily in Croatian than in English. It is only when you start traveling that you realize that English is not actually “ a language that EVERYONE knows and is no longer a foreign language” but that it is sometimes difficult to find a person who knows it, especially in smaller cities.
The people of Bratislava are very nice, communicative and friendly people. There was almost no place where someone didn't catch us, chat with us, brag about spending their summer in Croatia and express their pleasure that we visited Bratislava.
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Like many travelers who visit Bratislava on purpose or accidentally cameroon whatsapp list into it, we didn't know what to expect from this city on the banks of the Danube. But Bratislava is full of nice surprises, especially in the old city center, which is also what I liked the most because, in case you didn't know, I'm crazy about art history.
My love for art and architecture is mostly related to either the very old and classical styles (Gothic, Romanesque...) or to modern architecture, which I have been increasingly attracted to lately. What I truly cannot stand is the socialist architecture that can be found everywhere in the former USSR and countries that were under the Iron Curtain and communist regimes.
Soviet architecture fills me with horror, anxiety, and unease, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that. Moreover, I recently remembered the ugly feeling I had as a child while walking through various parts of Zagreb, where there is no shortage of communist architecture, which explains how much I dislike the new Zagreb and similar parts where I feel suffocated, depressed, and unhappy.
After this quick psychological profiling, after which it is 100% clear to us how much I dislike Soviet architecture, I must mention that Mr. Orbis adores it. Should we be surprised, given that opposites attract?
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Give him a concrete block or better yet several of them stacked on top of each other and preferably some monumental statue/sculpture that signifies something or nothing but stands out in a sea of other concrete and he will be overcome with happiness. I will probably breathe into a paper bag and have to watch some family American movie on Netflix to come to my senses and enjoy the beauty of capitalist architecture.
The people of Bratislava are very nice, communicative and friendly people. There was almost no place where someone didn't catch us, chat with us, brag about spending their summer in Croatia and express their pleasure that we visited Bratislava.
bratislava-40
Like many travelers who visit Bratislava on purpose or accidentally cameroon whatsapp list into it, we didn't know what to expect from this city on the banks of the Danube. But Bratislava is full of nice surprises, especially in the old city center, which is also what I liked the most because, in case you didn't know, I'm crazy about art history.
My love for art and architecture is mostly related to either the very old and classical styles (Gothic, Romanesque...) or to modern architecture, which I have been increasingly attracted to lately. What I truly cannot stand is the socialist architecture that can be found everywhere in the former USSR and countries that were under the Iron Curtain and communist regimes.
Soviet architecture fills me with horror, anxiety, and unease, and I'm not exaggerating when I say that. Moreover, I recently remembered the ugly feeling I had as a child while walking through various parts of Zagreb, where there is no shortage of communist architecture, which explains how much I dislike the new Zagreb and similar parts where I feel suffocated, depressed, and unhappy.
After this quick psychological profiling, after which it is 100% clear to us how much I dislike Soviet architecture, I must mention that Mr. Orbis adores it. Should we be surprised, given that opposites attract?
bratislava-32
Give him a concrete block or better yet several of them stacked on top of each other and preferably some monumental statue/sculpture that signifies something or nothing but stands out in a sea of other concrete and he will be overcome with happiness. I will probably breathe into a paper bag and have to watch some family American movie on Netflix to come to my senses and enjoy the beauty of capitalist architecture.