Liptovsky Mikulas
There was an error in my CF card, Most of my photos in Slovakia and all my pictures from Vienna and Hungary were wiped out. These pictures were part of the pathetic few i managed to salvage. If you know how i can recover my pictures, please let me know. I am still very upset over it, especially over the ones taken in Budapest.









The trip to Liptovsky Mikulas was unlike any other trip i had in Europe so far. It is what i would call an ultimate retreat, where all you basically do is to immerse yourself in all the nature surrounding you. You get ample sleep, almost everything you consume is homemade or grown from the gardens. You'll drink hot tea in the mornings while admiring the snow outdoors. Time is spent taking leisure hikes or visiting the thermal bath. Then at night, you'd sit together with the whole Bacurova family by the fireplace to chat (despite the language barrier), snack on homemade cakes or sandwiches and drink wine(yes there were homemade ones too) before finally heading to bed. This is the kind of life i've only dreamt about.

Of course the Bacurovas don't get to do this everyday either, they live in an apartment in Kosice which is alot smaller. But as often as they can, they would return to this lovely summer house that was given to them by Silvia's grandfather. According to Silvia, her dad spends whatever extra money he has on refurbishing or expanding house. Indeed, it has grown from one small cottage to a big and spacious home! It is amazing to also learn that almost all the new installations were mostly self-designed, many of which were thought out by Silvia. Wished i had my pictures to show you though =[

Silvia has the coolest family ever. Her witty and funny dad who impresses us with his antics and unexpected use of english. Mommy Emilia who prepares all the great food and even prepared us lunch the night before for us to take on board our train to Vienna. Mark, Silvia's soft spoken animal-loving brother who makes his own wine, collects tea leaves and yet plays in a trash metal band. And of course Renatta, Silvia's beautiful 12 year old sister, who told Silvia that she wished we wouldn't leave so soon.

I miss Liptovsky!