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Ivan M carrying memorial flowers at salamander day 2009 parade

The installation of the Minnesota sign - Chata Diviak, Svaty Anton, Slovensko

Inside a 5500 year old tomb.

Trip to Waitrose

A flat in London

Bird in Garden

Driving into Banská Štiavnica.

A melancholy trip home.

No ploughs yet

Above the main square

At the Kalvaria

Our friends' apartment.

These buildings are ubiquitous in Slovakia.

Mmmmmmm!

Scott "skating" on the lake.

On the road near Donovaly ski area.

A "tour" of our Slovak village.

New Year Slovakia

Down from the hills into Banská Štiavnica, accompanied by traditional Slovak music.

There's a famous Kalvaria in Banská Štiavnica, but this isn't it. This is an "unknown" one nearby - both higher and older than the other.

The main square is the jewel of Banská Štiavnica. Here's a panorama.

Just like the title says ...

Driving into Banská Štiavnica.

Visiting our friends next door for a holiday party.

A great place for lunch...

There are many modern ski resorts in Slovakia. This isn't one of them.

With appropriate music to accompany.

The village of Staré Hore, in the hillier north.

Lunch in a roadside koliba

The drive into Banska Bystrica. Only one sorry relic of Communism to be seen amid the billboards, car dealers and supermarkets.

A drive through the typical Slovak village of Banská Bela, just outside Banská Štiavnica.

Chata view, December 2007

The last bit of road, leading to the chata.

Brian Sewell on the last of the Medici

Near a levee breached by Katrina - 18 months on

Repairing Katrina damage

9th Ward, 18 months after Katrina

St. Bernard Parish 18 months after Katrina.

Homes near the lakefront, 18 months after Katrina

New Orleans DWI arrest - Part 3

New Orleans DWI arrest - Part 2