Grand Demanovska Dolina

The Penzion we stayed in had a harassed but friendly owner and a rope swing hanging from the tree in the garden, which the children made full use of, until Mel had a You´ve Been Framed moment. 200m from there is Buchlov Zamek, a yellow Renaissance style chateau dating from 1698. According to the guide information, it was built when the previous owners found their 13th Centaury castle (just up the road) to be too uncomfortable ...

... FC Barcelona beat Manchester United. <br><br><br>The next day was really interesting. We<br>started off by playing tennis, which I really enjoyed, and then we<br>went and picked up an aunt of Jana's. She reminded me of my<br>Grandmas, so it was cool to spend the day with her. We went to one of<br>the local 'spas', where there was something like 13 different<br>types of waters to drink that were supposedly healthy for you. To me<br>they reminded me of the well water at the ...

... some of the countryside. Trenchin itself is only a small place but quite peaceful and the castle again rests above the city. After having a walk around the castle we headed back to the train station to catch the train. I didnt bring that many warm clothes with me basically because I dont have any from working in Africa so the ones I was wearing were getting well used all the time.

... Ak by ste vsak chceli viacej vzruchu pridite sem v case konania sa filmoveho festivalu a uvidite davy ako sa patri. Takze horsa do prace! Zajtra budeme spoznavat krasy polnohospodarstva. Po 2600 km okolo Slovenska to bude ina forma relaxu. Bol to super vylet!

... hotellintapaiseen jonka loysin. Paikka loytyi ihan keskusaukion reunalta ja maksoi 650 korunaa eli noin 21 euroa. Trencinin vanha osa muistuttaa rakennuksiltaan Bratislavan vastaavaa. Ihan viihtyisa paikka ja hinnat Bratislavaa selvasti halvemmat. Ravintolassa syonti maksoi ehka puolet siita mita paakaupungissa. Tokihan taaltakin loytyy se pakollinen linna joka oli Bratislavan versiota paljon mielenkiintoisempi. Ilta meni yllattaen futisfinaalin parissa.

... luggage rack - I think she felt sorry for me and we had a pointy at Phrase Book conversation which didn't go too well as my Phrsebook is rather limited. But she must have liked me because she gave me a mint to suck and then when she left the train she gave me a Slovakian Swiss Roll! Excellent! Anyway for some reason we have rain in Trencin... Not happy about this... my feet are wet. Been out every night since I flew ...

Got up at 8am and after breakfast walked down to Obchodna and caught a tram up to the main train station. Caught the 9.30am train to Trencin. Arrived in Trencin from Bratislava at 11.30am after a slow train trip. Walked into the town centre past the Piarist Church and the Town Gate and had lunch from a small sandwich shop in the main square. Walked up to Trencin Castle and took in the ...

A weekend at Dasa's parents place. Amazing fun. It was the end of harvest festival so we went along for the wine! Next day saw the festivities and had loads of fun. Men and women in costume dancing from neighbourhood to neighbourhood. Cute old ladies with head scarfs on. Dasa's mum is an amazing cook and insisted on feeding us to the brim. Awesome time here!

... road - not to mention racing the other drivers. Back, safely and relieved, at the hotle, we settle into the downstairs bar for some cards and, as you do, bowling. They have two small lanes of ninepins at the back of the bar but all the instructions are in German so no one can work out the computer keypad properly. Somehow we improvise a good two to three hours of very poor-quality bowling, followed by more cards and a 2:45am finish.

... powerful, exaggerated kung fu kick that sends the pieces flying in all directions, hitting passersby and castle staff and leaves the non-Slovaks running for cover, believing that Jane has gone nuts. The walls of the hall are lined with portraits of movers and shakers from the past five-hundred years and the tables are nicely laid out in front of a bride and groom table up front with thrones for Matt and ...