We are in Bratislava, Slovakia.
Today’s history lesson on Slovakia: Slovakia was occupied by Nazi Germany from 1938–45 and was under Soviet domination from 1948 to 1989. On January 1, 1993, Czechoslovakia separated peacefully into two new countries, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
The photos I’ve included are some from St Martin Cathedral. The Cathedral is where the remains of John the Merciful are entombed. According to our guide, his mummified remains were presented as a gift to a Slovakian Royal as a wedding gift. Atop the cathedral, instead of a cross, stands a crown signifying the importance of the cathedral as having been a place where many of the Royals had their coronations.
This afternoon while Curt and Mary decided to climb the stairs to the Palace, Cathy and I took bikes from the ship and went for a ride up and down the Danube. As my father would say, it was a way for us to mingle with the pheasants.
Also included in the photos below is a photo of a quirky bronze sculpture of Čumil the Sewer Worker peeking up from the manhole.
We leave from Vienna tonight at 10:30.
Zbohom,
Ken
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