Main Square, Old Town, Bratislava

@gene: Thank you for your kind remark, Gene.

@yiannis krikis: I appreciate your opinion, Yiannis. Thank You.

@Illuci: Happy New Year to you. That is an interesting sentiment you mention. I wonder if it will ever be true.

@Lorraine: Thanks, Lorraine. As a Canadian living in Slovakia, I find the architecture a constant source of delight and interest. The old town of Bratislava has gone through extreme renovation in the 20 years since the fall of communism. The communists used to tear down such buildings and put up concrete cereal boxes. A huge proportion of the historic old town was demolished to make way for the access road to a bridge across the Danube.

@Laurent: Many thanks, Laurent. The old town of Bratislava is indeed very beautiful. I'm glad you enjoyed the photos.

@Steven: The old town of Bratislava is a much smaller version of the old part of Prague. I have only included here those parts of the old town that I found beautiful. Bratislava, like most former communist cities, has very ugly parts: boxy rundown apartment blocks, bunker-like government buildings, the remains of smokestack industries , tangles of electric cable overhead. Very gradually everything is improving.

@badala: Thank you kindly for your remark.

@Brites: Thank you very much for your kind comment.

@Walt: Thanks, Walt. A positive comment is always appreciated.