Fashion in Slovakia 1945-1989
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New exhibit at the national gallery showcasing fashion in Czechoslovakia from 1945-1989. Fashion was considered taboo and so a lot of fashion was conceived through the underground. In the mid 40'sLæs mere
New exhibit at the national gallery showcasing fashion in Czechoslovakia from 1945-1989. Fashion was considered taboo and so a lot of fashion was conceived through the underground. In the mid 40'sLæs mere
Easter holidays are big in Slovakia. Actually bigger than Christmas. Days are celebrated by fasting, then vegetarian day, then a big dinner and finally on Easter Monday the males (especially in theLæs mere
Surprise last minute tickets to Mozart's Don Giovanni Opera, sung only in Italian. This was my first ever opera and it was magnificent. How the Slovak singers sang this in Italian was more thanLæs mere
Time out today. Met with my cousin Zdenko today in town for coffee, basa punch and conversation. We finally had a chance to catch up on life and family stuff. Walked over the old bridge to the riverLæs mere
Left Friday morning with 20 cm of snow on the ground. The train connections were great except for our last train which was late. It seemed like the longest train ride ever because there were delays onLæs mere
Drizzle this morning so we started with a trek alongside the river to the village if Stara Lesna. Came back for lunch and then walked to Stary Smokovec which was about 6 km. The weather cleared and itLæs mere
Feeling better today and after last nights storm the skies are blue. Walking trek to Tatranska Lomnica and wanted to head up the ski lift to the first trek point but the lifts were closed forLæs mere
Woke up this morning with horrible back and chest pain and had a hard time breathing. Aunt says its fresh air poisoning and I say it was having my backpack on for two hours in the same position. Don'tLæs mere
Left for the train early in the morning and when we got to the train station our train was delayed by 50 minutes. Had to stand for almost two hours as there are no benches at the station because ofLæs mere
Today we took the local bus to Devinska Nova Ves and then walked across the bridge for about an hour to the Schlosshof Summer Palace. The palace is in Baroque style with magnificent gardens andLæs mere
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Let's sew exhibit!
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Translated- women and fashion-1945
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May 1st holiday- cheers to our workers(translated). The women always looked so cheery-not so much now.