The English historian, Edward Gibbon, once remarked that, “According to the law of custom, and perhaps of reason, foreign travel completes the education of an English gentleman.” Gibbon might well be considered an authority on the issue. In 1763, he embarked on a tour of continental Europe. A year later, while sitting amid…
Tag: Slovakia
PHOTO: Bronze Sculpture Peeps Out From Manhole Cover in the Historic Center of Bratislava, Slovakia
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PHOTO: Golden Light From Lanterns Washes Over a Typical Cobblestone Street in Bratislava, Slovakia
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PHOTO: Evening Descends on Primatial Square and the Town Hall, With its Stately Clock Tower, in Bratislava, Slovakia
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Bratislava, Slovakia: Like its Castle and River, a Story of Perseverance
I can’t say when I first learned of the Danube River. Perhaps a zealous geography teacher impressed the name in my adolescent mind. More likely, I read about it in one of the National Geographic magazines that were always stacked haphazardly in the front hall of my childhood home. Back then, the name…
PHOTO: View of St. Martin’s Cathedral and City of Bratislava, Slovakia From Atop Castle Hill at Sunset
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