Moment of Peace

Todays Moment of Peace is dedicated to a great drink I had today.

Mexická káva

It is made up of kava (a drink made from kava root), kahlua, and whipped cream, and is served warm. quite tasty...and very relaxing after a long day at work. If you're ever at a Slovak restaurant, here is what the ingredients look like: presso káva + 2cl Kahlua + šľahačka

Jana and I had gone to an opening of an exhibition at the Galeria mesta Bratislavy, which is the second largest gallery in Bratislava. It is actually very close to where I work, on Františkánske námestie, right off of the Main Square, Hlavne námestie. The artist they were showcasing was Jan Zrzavý, a very famous artist in Europe from the Czech Republic. The exhibition had been in Prague before it was in Bratislava, so all of the paintings had English translations. Phew. That particular show will be here until June, so if anyone wants to see it, I will take you there. It is actually quite cheap to visit the museums here.

This is a picture of the artist. He had many self-portrait photos in the exhibition. It was interesting because they ran together chronologically, so you saw him at every stage of his life.


This is one of his most famous works, "The Valley of Sorrow". It's a beautiful painting in person, and its almost spooky how the figure stands out from the rest of the background like a ghost.