Miiiiillllionarrrrio

In Budapest at the moment but more on that later. I spent the last few days in Bratislava, Slovacia. It was a most beautiful town that I almost passed over for a quick trip on the train. My usual schedule is to wake up and look for a good coffee and something to eat, wander around the town, have a big lunch, try not to fall asleep, and check out the night life of do some more wandering. Bratislava was pretty much the same as its Czech neighbors as far as the food goes, but there were signs of improvemnt. I ate a more than a few of these little crescent pastries that are filled with this rich ground poppy seed filling. Not too sweet but each one the size of a dog biscuit weighed as much as a pipe wrench.

Lets see.. oh I did go to the opera in Bratislava. (mom dont choke on your bagel') It was pretty damn cool and fun. It was called Napoj Lasky (elixir of love) in Italian, and cost about 6 dollars US to sit in the fourth row. The atire was pretty formal but I managed to put something respectable together. The elixir of love was a pretty cool romantic comedy about a poor country boy who tries to win the heart of a loval beauty by buying a love potion (red wine) from a local quack doctor. He gets pretty drunk on the stuff and ends up in the army. At one point he learns that he,s inherited lot of money at which point the doctor (a base) sings Millllionario Millionario. With the R,s a rolling and the orchestra playing. The opera house was tiny by comparison to the Met in NYC making if feel very intimate and inclusive. The walls and ceiling were encrusted with Baroque details and there was velvet draped from every free hook in the joint. It was a classic experience to see a classic opera in a classic city. It was my destinct honor to be the only parton at the show sporting green suede pumas.

To top it off I was looking for a little place to get something to eat late that night and found this great little Scottish cafe. If your ever in Bratislava try to find this place its called Mc Donnalds. Really lovely. I had a burgsky, some friyskas, and a cokesky.

Bravo, Brava, Bravi
dave