I Was Welcomed to Europe with Graffiti

I loved Bratislava and if I’m being perfectly honest, I’d rather return to Bratislava than Prague. Prague is just too, you know, touristy. Charles Bridge is standing room only, day and night. I’m not one for crowds even before the pandemic. The door to my apartment was not street art in my opinion. It’s just rubbish spoiling a perfectly good door. There were some cool statues around town though. Sorry about the size of some of the photos. I have no idea why my iPhone did that! This statue is Hviezdoslav is a very important figure in Slovak history. He was a successful writer, poet, lawyer, politician, translator, and one of the leading figures of cultural and literary life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is fitting that he dominate this cultural square. (námestie) He faces the National Theatre and to his right is the Slovak Philharmonic Concert Hall called the Reduta. My airbnb was just around the corner from here. This one is Hans Christian Andersen — he’s Danish isn’t he — but he visited Bratislava in 1841 and they made a statue of him. They’re really into their statues. To read more about Bratislava’s statues, click <a href="https://www.bradtguides.com/bratislava-statues/" rel="noopener ugc nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a> Here is a man peering out of a manhole cover ‘looking up skirts’. It’s fun to find these statues. There’s a lot I missed. Maybe I will go back to find the others. That would be fun. <a href="https://medium.com/globetrotters/i-was-welcomed-to-europe-with-graffiti-453128f67693">Read More</a>