More snow

Our first snowfall last Sunday melted off by Tuesday, with temperatures well above freezing. More snow returned with a vengeance Thursday while I was at the conference.

The view from the conference center is whited out as the snow started Thursday. Light snow continued Thursday night and Friday. Temperatures are only in the high 20s and low 30s (Fahrenheit, obviously), and they're predicted to be in the 30s next week, so this will probably melt again.

Here is the Main Square Christmas Bazaar on Friday, with fresh snow on the booths being set up. I understand it opens November 25.

That Napoleonic soldier is covered with snow too now, as the Bazaar booths get set up.

No decorations on the tree yet, but the snow looks nice.

From the signs, it appears that the courtyard of Old Town Hall (adjacent to the Main Square) will be for wine-tasting. Slovakia has a wine-growing region and wineries in the Small Carpathians north of Bratislava. I hear that Slovaks prefer wine while Czechs prefer beer, although both seem plentiful in Bratislava and Prague.

Previous Fulbrighters have recommended the Cafe Mayer on the southwest corner of the Main Square for its scrumptious pastries and coffee, but it's usually jammed. As it was deserted today during the snow, I finally tried it and would recommend it myself. I tried the truffles torte. In the fall, those doors now guarded by evergreens were opened for outdoor dining.

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