From Prague to Vienna via Slovakia - Page 5

openlyJane · October 25th, 2012, 05:37 PM

Just lovely! The word' Bohemian' springs to mind immediately.

1+1=3 · October 25th, 2012, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Benonie

Anyway, I saw this beauty at Prague...

This is not commieblock, it was built in 1938 rather for high class, has quite luxurious apartments. It is protected as historic monumet. However it really needs renovation, in fact it consists of 14 buildings, each has different owners.

Benonie · October 25th, 2012, 11:08 PM

I didn't claim it was a commieblock. I just noticed this grey block.
But thanks for the useful information, I'm glad it's a protected monument, but it needs an urgent renovation.

Wapper · October 25th, 2012, 11:30 PM

They certainly have to remove the graffiti if it is a protected building.
Can you tell me where it is located?

Benonie · October 25th, 2012, 11:42 PM

North of the old town, near the National Technical Museum and a sports stadium. Click here.

Benonie · October 26th, 2012, 02:17 PM

Outside the center lays Sedlec Ossuary. This chapel contains the skeletons of between 40.000 and 70.000 people, whose bones have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel.

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openlyJane · October 26th, 2012, 04:51 PM

That ossuary is very unique. I do like ossuaries.

Bogdy · October 26th, 2012, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1+1=3

This is not commieblock, it was built in 1938 rather for high class, has quite luxurious apartments. It is protected as historic monumet. However it really needs renovation, in fact it consists of 14 buildings, each has different owners.

it's a latish interwar modernist block. Actually in eastern block, all modernist arhitecture were substituted by commies. First commies were influenced by modernism, and gradually, their arhitecture was transformed into ripe commies blocks(a kind of brutalist, actually large concentration of commieblocks which invaded all eastern cities)

Look at this blocks There were built in 60ies, and surprisingly there were categorized as modernist architecture, but it's more brutalist

Benonie · October 27th, 2012, 12:58 AM

Nice blocks! (I mean it) Thanks for the interesting information, Bogdy!

Benonie · October 29th, 2012, 07:06 PM

And so we arrive in Slovakia, for a natural intermezzo of mountain hicking. First stop, Poprad, where we take the Tatra Electric Railway into the High Tatras.

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openlyJane · October 29th, 2012, 08:28 PM

I love the photograph of the stork.

Benonie · October 30th, 2012, 08:00 PM

I like that one too. The nest was on the chimey of this apartment building in Novà Lesnà:

openlyJane · October 30th, 2012, 08:53 PM

Storks are such a common sight in Europe. I loved seeing all of the nests in Alsace, for example.

Benonie · October 30th, 2012, 10:16 PM

211. Into the mountains.

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Malyan · October 31st, 2012, 03:57 PM

Spectacular pictures, thanks for sharing! I crossed Poprad during my trip to Ukraine this summer and was fascinated by the landscape I saw in this area, but unfortunately I didn´t have enough time to make a stop in Central Slovakia. The Slovakian mountain landscapes seem to be almost as beautiful as the Alps, but not so overcrowded.

Benonie · November 1st, 2012, 12:34 AM

Well, some times and some places it was fairly busy over there. Once we stood more than an hour in line for a cable car.

Benonie · November 1st, 2012, 12:58 PM

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This cableway:

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Benonie · November 1st, 2012, 08:28 PM

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240. Okay, they've lost...

yubnub · November 1st, 2012, 09:10 PM

lovely pics, another place on my ever growing list of places to visit!

Benonie · November 2nd, 2012, 08:35 PM

Thank you. It's well worth a visit. We spent our last day at Tatra in the popular Strbské Pleso:

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October 25th, 2012, 05:37 PM	#81
openlyJane Human Being Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,102 Likes (Received): 1721	Just lovely! The word' Bohemian' springs to mind immediately. __________________ Human Being Liverpool: the world in one city\|Sicily: Fatal Fascination \|English counties: from the charming to the rugged\|Turkey: where east meets west \|Newcastle: the jewel in the north\|Manchester : A Three Hour Adventure.\|

October 25th, 2012, 11:08 PM	#83
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	I didn't claim it was a commieblock. I just noticed this grey block. But thanks for the useful information, I'm glad it's a protected monument, but it needs an urgent renovation. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

October 25th, 2012, 11:42 PM	#85
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	North of the old town, near the National Technical Museum and a sports stadium. Click here. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

October 26th, 2012, 02:17 PM	#86
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	Outside the center lays Sedlec Ossuary. This chapel contains the skeletons of between 40.000 and 70.000 people, whose bones have been artistically arranged to form decorations and furnishings for the chapel. 200. 201. 202. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris Last edited by Benonie; October 26th, 2012 at 03:25 PM.

October 26th, 2012, 04:51 PM	#87
openlyJane Human Being Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,102 Likes (Received): 1721	That ossuary is very unique. I do like ossuaries. __________________ Human Being Liverpool: the world in one city\|Sicily: Fatal Fascination \|English counties: from the charming to the rugged\|Turkey: where east meets west \|Newcastle: the jewel in the north\|Manchester : A Three Hour Adventure.\|

October 25th, 2012, 11:30 PM	#84
Wapper Registered User Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Antwerp(en) Posts: 780 Likes (Received): 139	They certainly have to remove the graffiti if it is a protected building. Can you tell me where it is located?

October 27th, 2012, 12:58 AM	#89
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	Nice blocks! (I mean it) Thanks for the interesting information, Bogdy! __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

October 29th, 2012, 07:06 PM	#90
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	And so we arrive in Slovakia, for a natural intermezzo of mountain hicking. First stop, Poprad, where we take the Tatra Electric Railway into the High Tatras. 210. 211. 212. Rush hour at the railway junction of Vysoké Tatry. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

October 29th, 2012, 08:28 PM	#91
openlyJane Human Being Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,102 Likes (Received): 1721	I love the photograph of the stork. __________________ Human Being Liverpool: the world in one city\|Sicily: Fatal Fascination \|English counties: from the charming to the rugged\|Turkey: where east meets west \|Newcastle: the jewel in the north\|Manchester : A Three Hour Adventure.\|

October 30th, 2012, 08:00 PM	#92
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	I like that one too. The nest was on the chimey of this apartment building in Novà Lesnà: __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

October 30th, 2012, 08:53 PM	#93
openlyJane Human Being Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Liverpool Posts: 11,102 Likes (Received): 1721	Storks are such a common sight in Europe. I loved seeing all of the nests in Alsace, for example. __________________ Human Being Liverpool: the world in one city\|Sicily: Fatal Fascination \|English counties: from the charming to the rugged\|Turkey: where east meets west \|Newcastle: the jewel in the north\|Manchester : A Three Hour Adventure.\|

October 30th, 2012, 10:16 PM	#94
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	211. Into the mountains. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

October 31st, 2012, 03:57 PM	#95
Malyan Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 1,323 Likes (Received): 210	Spectacular pictures, thanks for sharing! I crossed Poprad during my trip to Ukraine this summer and was fascinated by the landscape I saw in this area, but unfortunately I didn´t have enough time to make a stop in Central Slovakia. The Slovakian mountain landscapes seem to be almost as beautiful as the Alps, but not so overcrowded.

November 1st, 2012, 12:34 AM	#96
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	Well, some times and some places it was fairly busy over there. Once we stood more than an hour in line for a cable car. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

November 1st, 2012, 12:58 PM	#97
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	221. This cableway: 222. 223. 224. 225. 226. 227. 228. 229. 230. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

November 1st, 2012, 08:28 PM	#98
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. 238. 239. 240. Okay, they've lost... __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

November 1st, 2012, 09:10 PM	#99
yubnub Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 640 Likes (Received): 127	lovely pics, another place on my ever growing list of places to visit! __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/75487768@N04/

November 2nd, 2012, 08:35 PM	#100
Benonie Bike It! Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 12,655 Likes (Received): 291	Thank you. It's well worth a visit. We spent our last day at Tatra in the popular Strbské Pleso: 241. 242. 243. 244. 245. 246. 247. 248. 249. 250. __________________ Austrian, Czech and Slovak Republics, Syria, Rome, NYC to Canada, Stockholm, Brussels, NYC to Richmond, The Netherlands, Bruges, Paris

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