At SFO airport.... Brad did not realize that his vacation already started and is still working.
IN ZILINA: Dagmarka and her family
Felik kisses his mommy.
Ewwww... stores in Slovakia have plenty of cold cuts and cheeses to choose from, but I did not find a good selection of veggies and fruit. We managed to be able to make salads though.
Brad and Davidko
David
Fluffy took my dad, me and Brad for a walk.
A land of wonders... little patch of land converted into summer hang out place.
Dad and Brad having a beer together
This photo was asking for saturation.
My mom made some chicken for lunch.
Pinky up!
Grandpa
Very very very old pear brandy.
Mmmmmm that 26 year old pear brandy smells sooooo smooth
Dad and his brother Tono
Stefi and Harold came over to hang out.
Brad is making "Don't worry curry" for dinner.
Brad's "don't worry curry"
Puppy had dirty feet and had to be washed.
Hiding place
Taking a train from Zilina to Graz (via Bratislava and Vienna). Brad drinking our favorite Vinea.
The railroad between Vienna and Graz is amazing and was the reason why we took the train.
My man massaged my legs
Self portrait
Some train had a talent
Hotel Daniel has a simple menu. Vespa is 15 Euro/day.
Hotel Daniel, Graz, Austria
Hotel room bathroom allowed me to watch my man take showers.
Duckie woke up in Graz
Tribeca... the coffee shop in Graz that a friend recommended we visit.
Kunsthaus Graz
Kunsthaus Graz at night
Graz main square
Fountain
Another small square in Graz
Duckie took a dip in Graz.
These two dogs wanted to play, or attach each other. It was hard to tell.
Brad jogging into the Graz city park.
A pond in the Graz city park.
A self portrait at the toilet in Graz city park.
Towards the Schloss at the Schlossberg.
Kunsthaus Graz from the Schlossberg.
Lifts to the Schlossberg.
Bier girl at the Biergarten at the top of the Schlossberg.
Weissebier... Brad's favorite.
As it says.
Heading down from the Schlossberg.
Steep windy staircase down Schlossberg hill.
Lauer and Hardy stencil
An entrance to Schlossberg elevator (to the left) and a Schlossberg tunnel.
Schlossberg at night.
Schlossberg elevator.
A bridge in Graz.
A stencil in Graz.
A storefront in Graz.
We were craving some veggies, so we ended up eating at a vegetarian buffet in Graz.
Weissbier to remember.
A wall paper in Graz train station.
Taking a bus from Graz to Venice
Austria is beautiful, even from the freeway
We waited for 1.5 hrs in Klagenfurt, for the connecting bus to Venice.
The second bus to Venice.
Portion of the journey, we sat at the top deck, all the way in the front. The view was fantastic.
These are Italian alps.
A road towards the Venice island.
Turbo fish, baked for us fresh, served to our plates by our server. This is a single portion dish (meant to be eaten by 1 person). It was huge.
Rialto and Grand Canal
A statue of a boy with a frog.
Brad loved this yacht.
Bridge repair or construction.
Brad is mad at me after he found out I ate a chunk of his falafel sandwich.
We had a small pasta dish for 7 Euro at this place.
Our room 102 in Ca Pozzo Inn. Our previous room was 203, and it was not nearly as nice.
Our room had a private courtyard.
All wells are locked, to slow down the pace at which Venice keeps sinking.
Waiting for a food at a restaurant at one of the piazzas.
A tunnel to our hotel... Ca Pozzo Inn
Venice McDonalds with designer furniture.
OFF TO PRAGUE
We flew SkyEurope, the DAY THEY WENT BANKRUPT. We were lucky that we did not end up getting stuck in Venice.
What is left over from glaciers in Alps.
We landed in Prague around 2pm on Aug 31, 2009. Last flight with SkyEurope, that went bankrupt at midnight that same day.
His majesty Brad descending.
Taking metro route B from Zlicin to Andel, where we stayed with Jarka (my friend from Mountain View).
View from Jarka's balcony was stunning. This is one of the advantages of living in Prague.
Prague metro is very photogenic.
Since Czech Republic did not switch to Euros yet, we had to go to a bank to exchange some Euros for Czech Crowns. One of the bank posters had this drawing.
Brad probably rants about something tech related.
Prague troops
We visited inmite.eu, the small mobile app software startup.
Brad had some business to discuss first.
Michal and Pavel (from Inmite) took us to Prachovske Rocks.
The real Budweiser
Pavel got some mustard on his nose. It was adorable.
Brad resting his hand
Prachovske Rocks is an unusual formation of tall rocks, great for rock climbing.
Follow the green path
Even without his gear, Brad was tempted to climb.
The climber
After the hike at Prachovske Skaly, I got Cornetto -- my favorite ice cream.
Brad left a car window open, and got a nice styling.
After the hike we had a dinner "Segedin Goulash" at Pavel's and Barborka's that live at the top floor of this remodeled building.
Brad is waiting for the goulash.
Pavel made some home made dumplings.... and also a home made goulash.
Michal is also waiting for the goulash.
The long anticipated Segedin Goulash
Goulash Pacman
Another nice Prague metro station.
Ready to go home, take a shower and crash.
Brad enjoying a ham and cheese croissant and a muffin I got for him for breakfast.
Little baby girl... a daughter of friend we stayed with in Prague.
More babies... this time crawling the Prague TV Tower.
Jarka in the elevator to the Prague TV Tower (Tower Zizkov).
Jarka looking at the city from the Prague TV Tower.
Power Jesus
Brad waiting for the bus, to get to the closest subway station.
Brad serving up a burn to a socialist douche bag that tries to get people's votes by promising them to enforce that companies will pay a bonus to every employe so that they can afford a vacation in Czech Republic.
About to leave Prague, last lunch at the Palladium Mall food court. Brad really liked his Mongolian BBQ.
Train Prague - Zilina. We booked 1st class in order to get the electric power for our laptops, as we both were programming. Nothing better than being able to kill the long journey by doing something useful.
Bradfordik is a little bit monkey-like.
When we got home, Brad found lots of veggies in the fridge and started improvizing. My mom was watching, speechless, excited to learn some new recipes.
My friend Slavo and his family visited us the next day. To my surprise, he brought fujara and played a song. Here is an example song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfOwgRAilSo
Brad played the Fujara... with a Bollywood twist.
Samko, Slavo's younger son.
My mom shows Fluffy to Samko and Kubko.
On Saturday, I spent most of the day with Jurko.
I never remember the name of this dog.... but I will always remember its funny looks.
After visiting Ivana, we got her home-made Segedin Goulash with us, and ate more of it later that day.
We visited a beautiful condo in Zilina.
My mom (on the right) and her friend/ interior decorator Vlasta.
Vlasta collects art from Zilina artists.
I recorded few hours of podcasts with my grandpa. He talked about his childhood, teenage years, war, career, everything. I plan to continue making more podcasts with him later this year.
Roman had lunch with us at Marian Square in Zilina. While we posed, Brad's bike fell.
My duckie piggy backed on another larger duckie.
Then the duckie took a dip in a fountain in Zilina.
Jackie, the Jack Russel Terrier (belongs to mom's friend) destroyed this ball one section at a time.
Fluffy looking up at me as I shoot her from the guest bedroom window.
