Sunday, 13 November 2011

Bratislava Series - The Silence

It's the first time that I strolled along a residential part of Bratislava off Karadžičova Street and came across a cemetery on 29 Augusta Ulica.  In the stillness of the afternoon, some old souls were taking a walk in the cemetery, lost in their own thoughts, and one woman was seen cleaning a plague and re-arranging the flowers and lanterns.  In a corner, a young couple sat on a bench, whispering sweet nothings to themselves.  Some headstones are very elaborate, mostly featuring the Virgin Mary grieving over a dead Christ.  This is a Catholic country after all.  Outside, two taxis were waiting for their fares, one of them making rings with his cigarette smoke.