Earlier in the year I was fortunate enough to attend a great conference in Slovakia. It was fantastic (work wise) as well as socially. Firstly, I was excited by the location (about an hour our of Bratislava).
The conference was held in a Castle!
Me returning to the Castle after a walk
The rooms were excellent, the halls castle-like, it was just a wonderful location to relax, take in some information and enjoy the company of others in the field.
One of the organisers (Miro) reminded me of my father. He was older, bald and hard of hearing. He had a great sense of humour too!
Miro
Miro also organised a walk where we went out into the forest behind the castle for a lovely stroll. He also took us to some neolithic ruins which were hidden from most people who don’t know the area. I was also fortunate to pick up my first tick, which I proceeded to bring back to the UK before I noticed him.
Slovakia was wonderful. I can see there is a lot of economic problems in the country, but I assume they are on the right track having joined the EU.
You can check out many more castle and conference photos here