Bratislava we hardly new ya

Bratislava was quick but a surprise to me. I had passed through there many years ago and found it to be depressed and still reeling from the sting of Communism. Today it seems to be really thrving. The dirty old buildings in the historic district have been totally restored and there is a lot of new construction that seems to indicate a thriving local economy... Well at least until the last year, but that is another issue.

We spent the afternoon at Slovnaft which is one of the largest petrochemical refineries in Central Europe and the major oil and gasoline supplier in Slovakia.

Quite a differnt type of business than we are used to and I was amazed that they let us tour the refinery plant where there they were producing so many volitile products. They not only produce gasoline and diesel but also jet fuel and a number of other petrochemical products.

Also had a surpringly good lunch at the Twins Cafe in the bottom of a soviet era flat block. Funny thing was that the "Twins" are the twin towers and the restaurant was apparently memorial in some way... Kind of odd from perspective of an American.