slovakia

Yesterday I was out with Katka in a great pub. The inside was like siting in a cottage, like in the winter. It is a perfect feeling to get winterish when it so hot in this country and to the beers, wow. The price of an ice cold beer served in a half of liter glass is amazing, 0,66 euro. And you know what, the price for a 4cl shot is about the same. Around 0,70-1,50 euro, it feels like I am in heaven when I realize I will stay here for one year and go to the pub and pay this prices. I assume I can live with it;) So back to when I was out with Katka. I was thinking about which beers I tried and I have to put them in a list. The beers I drank is, Zlaty bazant, Kozel, Kelt, Saris, Smedny mnich (means: thirsty monk), Strbrno, Staropramen. My favourite this far is Zlaty bazant. It is a mediumlight beer and has rich taste. I love this beer in this hot weather and it is perfectly served with St. Nikolaus Vodka. The St. Nikolaus Vodka is definitely my favourite among the stronger alcohol. It is so smooth! The beer I did not prefer at all was the ukrainan. The taste was strange and had not the same quality as to the Slovaks and Czechs but for the record, the stronger alchohol is cheap there. All the beers I tried of Slovak and Czech are in worldclass taste and quality. Yeah it is great beers and the prices are incredible. I enjoy it so much. And the feeling to go out and drink and it does not cost anything is amazing. It feels so good to sit in the bar and spend time there. It is a clear difference for me when I am in Sweden. I think I will like it here very much.

So how much did I pay when we were finished to go? 4beers,1shot, 2 Kofola (Slovak soft drink), 2 cakes and 1 ice cream totally cost was 6 euros. It’s pretty goody!

Today I have bought a book. It is a textbook for beginners learning Slovak. So now I will really try to study hard so I can learn Slovak. It is a nice motivation to be able to speak the language because then I can communicate with Katkas family. I think the pronunciation will be the toughest part, sometimes the words katka teach me feels like toungetwisters but I will get it. One word I think is really fun to say is spelled like this “toto” and it means this. It is a lovely word and especially when Matus, the one and a half year old son to Katkas sister says it. It is cute when he points at something with his finger and say toto, toto. I like it. Katka also learned me the word prepa’c today and it is very useful. It means excuse me and it is good to use when you want to pass by someone.

I think we will go rollerblading today and in the evening meet Slavo and Hela. So bye bye for this time.


The beer list
Zlaty bazant Kozel Kelt Saris Smedny mnich Strbrno Staropramen

Slovak Word I learnt:
Toto: this
Prepa’c: Excuse me