{"id":15661,"date":"2018-06-04T20:14:15","date_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:14:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/blog\/?p=15661"},"modified":"2018-06-04T20:14:15","modified_gmt":"2018-06-04T19:14:15","slug":"exploring-bratislava","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/?p=15661","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Bratislava"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the last day of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.polyglotbratislava.com\/\">#PolyglotGathering<\/a>. I spent the morning learning how to tell stories through dance. We improvised one dance, then learnt some hula dances. It was a lot of fun, and a nice change from the usual talks. <\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos of the Gathering, and from previous polyglot events:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" data-footer=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/albums\/72157667540198770\" title=\"Polyglottery\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1747\/28588960378_b416ee31cc_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"Polyglottery\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon I went to a talk about podcasting, which was interesting. I&#8217;ve been considering starting my own podcast for a while, but haven&#8217;t actually got round to it yet. I have a name for it &#8211; Radio Omniglot, and some ideas about what I would talk about, and now know more about how to set one up and publicize it.<\/p>\n<p>After dinner &#8211; chicken and rice, again, I went with some others to a bar in the Old Town. It was the first time I&#8217;d been that side of the river, and had a nice evening there. I didn&#8217;t stay out too late, as I was rather tired, and managed to find my way home on foot.<\/p>\n<p>This morning there was a polygot picinc in the Medick\u00e1 z\u00e1hrada (Medical Gardens), a nice little park not far from the centre of Bratislava. It was quite hot, so most of us sat under a tree, and talked and ate for a while. In the afternoon I went on a walking tour of Bratislava&#8217;s old town, which is rather fine, and we had a funny and informative guide. After that some of us went to a Vietnamese restaurant for dinner. Then I come back to my temporary home by tram and on foot.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some photos of Bratislava:<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" data-header=\"true\" data-footer=\"true\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/omniglot\/albums\/72157697549510785\" title=\"Bratislava\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/farm2.staticflickr.com\/1759\/41658786525_3814906d06_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"361\" alt=\"Bratislava\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>During the Gathering, and today, we got free travel on trams and buses in Bratislava by showing our name badges, although there rarely seem to be ticket inspections. I only took advantage of this last night and today, as the place I&#8217;m staying is only a ten minute walk from the Gathering venue. Others stayed further away and used the buses a lot.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m flying to Birmingham from Bratislava tomorrow afternoon, and should be back in Bangor tomorrow night.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday was the last day of the #PolyglotGathering. I spent the morning learning how to tell stories through dance. We improvised one dance, then learnt some hula dances. It was a lot of fun, and a nice change from the usual talks. 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