Bardejov
May 8th, 2002, 03:14 PM
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I know where Bardejov is but I can't help you since I've never been there.<BR><BR>I have visited the area around Poprad: Strbske Pleso and the Tatras.<BR><BR>You might try slovensko.com for info; they even have a message board but Idon'tthink it gets a lot of traffic.<BR><BR>Good luck!
Nov 19th, 2002, 03:41 PM
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My recollection is that there is not much there. But east of the town, near the Polish border, there are half a dozen or so villages with lovely Ruthenian churches. The tourist map I had was very impressionistic, and the Hallwag map of Czechoslovakia (sp.?) & Hungary was not detailed enough to find them. But the adventure was worth it just to see the area and its villages.
Nov 19th, 2002, 03:51 PM
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I have never been there, but the backwardness of the area is more than half the fun. Rural poverty is very picturesque. Cynical? Yes! Andy Warhol´s ancestors came from Ruthenia. The late British paper tycoon and brutal Robert Maxwell also emigrated from the area.<BR>
Nov 20th, 2002, 08:35 AM
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Slovakia, The rural poverty and backwardness was no worse than in the rest of Czechoslovakia and Hungary at that time, with the exception of the Gypsies, who were clearly treated as second class citizens. Why be cynical about something that you never saw?
Oct 12th, 2003, 06:46 PM
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IF you go to Bardejov, be sure you've booked lodging ahead, most preferably by having viewed it on web. Under no circumstances stay in Hotel Mineral unless you don't mind paying 1st world prices for 4th world accomodations. This past June, the paving in the town square was being reconstructed. The best restaurant in town, known for its game, was totally out of everything except schnitzel and forelle the Monday we visited. The girls at the info office were quite helpful, but the town wasn't.
Oct 12th, 2003, 06:51 PM
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The above-mentioned wooden churches totally fascinated my wife. Not so me, but I could be in the minority here.
The countryside east of the Tatras reminds me of mid-Pennsylvania; quite rural, pretty, natural, precious little development. What struck me (a big-city guy from Detroit)was the small number of cows relative to the Midwest, or Germany. Don't they drink milk? How do they make cheese, or do they buy it at the store?
The countryside east of the Tatras reminds me of mid-Pennsylvania; quite rural, pretty, natural, precious little development. What struck me (a big-city guy from Detroit)was the small number of cows relative to the Midwest, or Germany. Don't they drink milk? How do they make cheese, or do they buy it at the store?
Oct 12th, 2003, 07:25 PM
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By all means visit Bardejov. It's a charming town and off the beaten path. Stay at the Hotel Bellevue which is a bit outside the town - I assume you'll have a car. The Hotel Mineral was in Bardejov Kupele, the spa. We looked at it but decided against it. Very cheap but very 50's. The Hotel Astoria there seemed first class, but we went for the Bellevue which was great (and first class). Good food, too.
