Hi! Do you know something about Slovakia?

Question

Please write the first thing, which U imagine when U hear Slovakia. Thanks :)

Answer 1

Well usually I think of my Friends from there..Katarinka and Juro but other than that. When I was there...there was not many different races there, its a beautiful country with a lot of differences from region to region. I noticed that it was a fairly poor country trying to become a better one. There are a lot of memorials from the wars and a lot of poverty. However, you can see the moutains from a lot of different views, the countryside is amazing, and all the people I met where extremly nice. I loved it when I went, even though it is completly different than where I am from.

Answer 2

"We had a lovely day for the pretty ride from Prague to Bratislava, the capital of the Slovak Republic. The first 80 kilometers were a mixture of forests, running rivers, and rolling green hills. As we approached Brno near the border, the scenery changed to lush agriculture, vineyards, fruit trees and crops of all types.

Hotel Danube, Rybne Namestie 1, [e-mail], is located on the Danube River in the historical city center. The design is modern inside and out. The large wood and marble lobby has lots of inviting seating for relaxing when necessary. The rooms are pretty basic with inexpensive modern furnishings and fittings. The recreational and business facilities are quite good, which business and leisure travelers would find appealing. However the mattresses slumped and it was necessary to put a bucket under the leaky pipes below our bathroom sink. The buffet breakfast was very good.

The population of Slovakia is 5.3 million with 453,000 living in Bratislava. One third of the population lives on the right bank in a concrete jungle built in the 1980's. Views from the castle high on the hill of the left bank are spectacular. The castle is large and very imposing. There is major reconstruction underway to improve the property and increase its commercial potential.

The Jewish community lives in the old homes of the old Jewish section located on the hills of the left bank. The old Jewish cemetery is extremely unique, located underground as it is beneath a streetcar line. The man who tends the facility came to unlock the door to an ugly, small, cement building and led us down the stairs to the cemetery. It's pretty eerie. The middle of the room is raised and filled with tombstones. Other tombstones are mounted on the walls. This cemetery room was originally at street level but when the street level was raised, a cement roof was put over the cemetery to preserve it. Rabbi Chaim Sofer, esteemed for being good, wise and establishing a yeshiva and synagogue, is buried here.

The old town is very attractive. A few steps from the hotel is the site of the Jewish synagogue that was demolished as part of a bridge construction. Nearby there is a memorial to the Holocaust, adjacent to the St. Martin cathedral. The old Town Hall, with its tower and courtyard with flower-covered balconies is a beauty. The Pink Palace, now the offices of the Mayor, in Primacialne Square is most attractive as well the cream and yellow building housing the Slovak National Theatre.

This is a university town so it was no wonder the streets were filled with young people. The outdoor cafes all had televisions rigged-up because Slovakia had done the impossible, made it into the hockey finals playing against whom else but the Czechs for the gold. It was quite exciting with cheers blasting throughout the town."

Answer 3

I only know Bratislava, where I had the occasion to visit for some hours (got there by boat from Vienna). Quite nice old place, the beginning of Eastern Europe particular charm, maybe (partciluarly in comparison with the exuberant luxurious Vienna).
The other side of Danube however, seems to be only residential buildings not so nice to visit...

For the rest, I know only a bit of WW2 history, invasion by Germany, partition in the beginning of the 90s with Czech republic. Part of European Union, but can't say much else, sorry !

Answer 4

It seems like a nice place but the main thing I think of is Eurotrip the movie when they go to Bratislava and the guy tips the waiter with a quarter and he opens his hotel! that was funny (NO offence to your country) people have to laugh at something and its usually the poor countries like in Borat! I heard it can be very nice the scenery and things but is a poor country!

Answer 5

Bratislava, boat trip on Danube from Vienna.
I took that sort of trip a couple of years ago.

I remember there were these cool statues everywhere on the center of town.