Homes with a view

During our Fulbright orientation, we were taken on a spectacular three-hour sightseeing tour by bus and on foot. The narrow winding streets for homes with amazing views reminded me of the residential areas high in the Hollywood Hills overlooking Los Angeles.

Here, we are high on a hill overlooking Old Town Bratislava, in a gorgeous residential area.

I was surprised to see so many very contemporary new homes, obviously quite expensive, mixed in with new construction in a traditional Slovak style.

The amazing view for these homes looks north to the historic areas of Bratislava and beyond that the Danube and Novy Most (New Bridge).

The U.S. Ambassador also has a home in this neighborhood, built just a few years ago. The bus did not stop so I did not get a picture. It is a large white home of several stories, heavily guarded with fences and darkened windows so you cannot see inside. Facing the street (and the amazing view) is a set of balconies and pillars that look like a smaller rendition of the Truman balcony of the real White House in Washington, DC.

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