The long summer evening is shrinking. Along the River Danube, the dusk cast a warm glow, and the cool breeze brought a relief to the suffocating summer heat. As this is a short week in Bratislava, a lot of people are on holiday, and the riverside cafes, bars and restaurants are less crowded.
This is my dinner tonight - 3 pieces of octupus, a baked potato. It was tender and succulent, cooked to perfection. Other delicacies on offer were truffles from Italy, and wild mushrooms.
One of my colleagues had her handbag stolen from right under her nose today, when she was buying a magazine from a news kiosk. With it she lost her car keys, her mobile phones, and her house keys. Fortunately she had her purse in her hand as she was talking to the kiosk attendant. Some colleagues recently had cars stolen from their home. Altogether not quite a safe place....
