Monthly Archives: March 2020

Abroad, Language learning

Košice, the second-largest city in Slovakia

Introduction

The second-largest city in Slovakia, Košice, has been on my must-see list for quite a while, yet this blog-post is not going to be as comprehensive as the other articles about Slovakia on this website.

It will be a kind of extension to my sabbatical page and to my previously published blog post about the Slovak Paradise.

The city of Košice

Short overview

Though just about half the size of the capital Bratislava, Košice is the undisputed nucleus of Eastern Slovakia. The city is located very close to …

Abroad, Hiking, Language learning

Spišská Nová Ves and Slovak Paradise (Klauzy)

Introduction

Winter fades gradually into spring, the days get longer and I spent once more a short holiday in my second home Slovakia.

This time I visited the Slovak Paradise and Košice in eastern Slovakia.

Slovenský raj

The Slovak Paradise (Slovenský raj) is a jagged limestone plateau without a dominating mountain ridge.

The Slovak Paradise National Park, the northern edge located around ten kilometers southwards of Poprad-Tatry (and hence not far off from the High Tatras) and the southern border touching the town Dobšiná, stretches over …