My Town Tour - Brezno, Slovakia

that then I to say C am imposing and splendid J hopes that the others ljs will follow L idea to show us their areas

-- jeanmarc manosque france

has when part of golf both lol

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Beautiful, simply beautiful! As I mentioned to you before, I was lucky enough to visit Slovakia a couple of years ago. My wife and I had such a great time there. We were visiting friends in Komarno and from there we visited Bojnice, the hot springs in Ružomberok, Vlkolinec, Banska Stiavnica and of course, we drove through the Tatras. Although we didn’t visit Brezno we were pretty close at Banska Bystrica. We can’t wait to go back, if only for the duck dinners! :) Next time we’ll drop by for a visit. ;)

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thats a very nice place to live! so much natural beauty and so much wood :)

That looks like an inspiring place to live. I am so intrigued by Central Europe, as well as the Baltic and Scandinavian countries. I can’t wait to travel there.

Thanks for posting. Looks amazing. You’re a lucky guy…

Regards, JM

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://anthologyfinefurniture.wordpress.com

Beautiful pictures Martin. I want to visit now.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Breathtaking! Do you guys have an Olympic team?

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

Oh my goodness, you’re for Slovakia! I had no idea. ;) Looks like a nice place.

Ah! You can smell the history!

Great looking place to live.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Very beautiful typical of Easterm European countries well preserved and friendly peole there too I have not been that far east but I lived in germany for five years and have been around Italy Venice Austria Salsburg because of my interest in Mozart etc .Thanks for hosting this site .I take my hat off to you your a reall gentleman God bless Martin and best wishes from Scotland to your your family and all my new friends here on the jock site.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

you are avery lucky man to live in such a beautiful place martin. did any one elso notice how nice and clean it is there. wish our cities looked that good.

-- Roper - master of sawdust-

This is pretty cool, a travelogue. Jean Marc and Martin both live in very attractive places. As for me, I live in a cookie cutter suburban neighborhood, so it’s really neat to see more appealing locales.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Looks like a Beautiful place!

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Very beautiful place to live, Martin. With such a pleasant place to live, no wonder you do such a nice job with this website. We appreciate you. I guess Zagreb is the closest I’ve gotten to your town, although it’s not as nice. And not that close. Thanks for the post.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Thanks for sharing. I am from Holland myself came to America when i was 25 and I am getting home sick looking at your pictures.

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Now that is fun. Thanks Martin

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I really appreciate the opportunity to see the (well known) home of LumberJocks. It is really beautiful. I live in a suburb of a large metropolitan area. It is nice for many reasons, but spectacular views like you have is not one of them.

What a gorgeous town, thanks for sharing!

-- Tim D. - Woodstock, GA

Martin: Thanks for the tour of your home town. A beautiful place. We tend to think of old around here meaning 100 yrs old. Where as in the rest of the world. There is a lot of history before we even started.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Spectacular. I’d love to hike in those mountains.

-- Bruce from Central New York

So… which house is yours?

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Great propaganda Martin. I was wondering what a nice town and then I realized that it’s Brezno :)

-- Buli, Brezno

Purty….like one of them there picture post cards!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Thanks for sharing Martin.

-- The significant problems we face cannot be solved by the same level of thinking that created them

Ok I’m jealous Martin,,,,,,,,,Thanks for sharing your part of the world with us.

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

Thanks for the post.

Have you ever visited Aqucity?

I hear it is very nice

-- Keep your tools sharp, your mind sharper and the coffee hot

I love the red rooves! When do the REAL TOURS start…one day I will get to EUROPE…beautiful Martin…thank you for sharing your city with us….If I get time I will try to do Napa…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...sanity...has arrived...JUNE-JULY-AUGUST...

What? you live in another country? what a scandal.. JUST KIDDING… Glad to see your town. It looks like a great place. Always nice to know a bit more about others.

-- making sawdust....

Interesting Martin, especially the bit about the historical ‘birch’ reference. Wonderful scenery.

I do take some slight at some of the negative comments about our own country (the US). Most people have not REALLY delved into American History enough to realize that our history is every bit as interesting and fascinating as any other country’s albiet not quite as extensive. Then again, our history runs much farther than the 200 years that schoolbook history teaches us.

I would like to suggest a favorite pastime of mine made possible by the Teaching Company. TC offers college level courses (available in audio or video so you can listen in the shop) on a WIDE variety of subjects including American and European history. I just finished a 44 hour long course on American History taught by prize winning professors in the comfort of my home and it was mind blowing. They also have some great courses on physics which I recommend too :)

Google ‘the teaching company’ (I am in no way affiliated, just a VERY happy user).

Sorry for hijacking the thread Martin!

JC

-- Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. -Carl Sagan

thanks for the tour Martin.
What a beautiful city.
Love the town square…

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Nice looking place. I love town squares!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

Very nice. I think I have seen some of those places on jigsaw puzzles.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Martin,

Brezno is simply gorgeous.

Thanks for allowing us to visit with you.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Beautiful, thanks for sharing.

-- Ron Central, CA

Wow, Martin. You are a very lucky man, this is absolutely beautiful! I think if I was over there, I would explore it all!! Thanks for the tour, and the enlightenment… it’s always nice to see other places, and meet other people.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

Thanks for sharing such a beautiful place! I love the architectural details and the cleanliness.

-- Rich, Seattle, WA

Stuning views Martin. I can only imagine sitting in the square on a summer evening listening to the music, drinking a nice wine with friends. It brings back great memories of the time I spent in Germany, Austria and Italy.

Thanks for reminding me. I will have to find the time to get back to Europe. I would like to take my wife and visit some of the places I went and go someplaces I couldn’t get to at the time.

-- Greg - Charles Town, WV

what is the local hardwoods ? what else is grown in those hills ?

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

All those beautiful pictures and none of you enjoying that wonderful corner of the world, WHY?

And no pictures of your wood working shop?

I would give my left leg to be able to go visit some of the smaller/ off the beaten path places in europe.

-- Adrian ..... The 11th Commandment...."Thou Shalt Not Buy A Wobble Dado"

Hi Martin

What a wonderful looking place you live in. I will never have an opportunity or money to visit Europe, so thank you for bringing a little part of it to us. You are blessed to live in such a beautiful country!

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

What a wonderful part of the world you live in Martin. Somewhere to be very proud of.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Thanks for the spectacular tour of your beautiful community, & countryside.

It looks like such a nice, quiet, & peaceful looking area.

It’s hard to imagine how old the buildings are, there.

The community I live in was relocated, & completely rebuilt in the early 1920s, because of the rich

iron ore deposits underneath.

We also have a lot of people from your area of Europe who came here to find work in the iron mines.

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Beautiful town Martin.

I took the liberty to look at the other pics on your site there at phoyobucket. I was wondering Martin if you have the planes for the bookcase? , Thanks.

-- Jerry, Set in the foothills of the Smokey's

Thanks for the tour of your community. Great scenery and an interesting history. I like posts like this.

-- ...it's rennovation time!!!

Martin,

Thanks! A beautiful, spectacular, wonderful place to call home. Thanks for the wonderful mini-tour.

-- Al Navas, St Joseph, MO, http://sandal-woodsblog.com

Hey, guys. Are those Martin’s fellow conspirators on the golf course?
Don’t let NM see this post. LOL

Lee

-- No piece is cut too short. It was meant for a smaller project.

looks like a great place to live, which hose is yours? :)

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Thanks, Martin. Very courteous of you to share. I like this idea of tours as well. I live in one of the historic districts of St. Paul and this makes me want to do such a tour.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Thanks for nice comments.. I’m glad you like the town ;)

I found something else for you to enjoy. It’s the latest promotional video on Slovakia – english voice by legendary Mr. Don LaFontaine (should be running on CNN and BBC soon):

The video features the following Slovak locations, or natural, sports and culturals:

• Golf Course Grey Bear Tále (close to Brezno)
• Vysoké Tatry – Green Lake
• Orava Castle
• Matysová Wooden Church
• Rafting on Dunajec
• Domica Cave
• Bardejov
• Bratislava – Hotel Radisson SAS Carlton

Real Fairyland – how cool ;)

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

Absolutely gorgeous setting…Did you grow up in this part of Heaven on Earth ? Thanks for sharing and making us all just a wee bit jealous ! Have a great weekend , Martin : )

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

that’s quite the video!
Fariyland, eh???? Hmmm do you need a little fairy door? I’m getting pretty good at them! :D

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Looks like a very beautiful place. Thanks for sharing. Also thanks for LJ’s. I am a complete rookie at wood working, but I’m learning a lot from this forum. A lot of excellent wood workers who are not afraid to share their knowledge.THANKS

-- GEORGE

Martin,

I just love the post. The pictures and video are much appreciated.

One of the elements that I love so much about LJ is the diversity and that I have contact with so many people from around the world.

I really appreciate you sharing your home with us.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

Hi Martin;

What can I say that hasn’t already been said.

A beautiful place to live, for sure.

I think of the fact that not long ago this long distance communication wouldn’t even have been imaginable, yet from this small town, you are able to create a worldwide family.

Bravo, Martin!

Lee

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Martin , I have been over your pics again and again and I can’t see the Golden Arches or even a hint of aTimmy’s?
What do you folks eat over there? <gd>

Nice place – lucky guy!

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

cool! Thanks for sharing. Good skiing in Slovakia????

-- life can always be weaved into a song.

Lucky you Martin. Thats some beaut scenery.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

It’s already been said, but it looks beautiful. I loce the architecture!

Beautiful slice of the world you have over there. I do so miss (temporarily living and walking in) the town squares, architecture and history of Europe. Thanks for sharing!

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I Sure would like to tee it up at Grey Bear….... Looks like a great track.

Very nice slice of the world for sure….

-- Brian's Table Top Toys http://home.mountaincable.net/~bgraham/

Woo hooo.. 2 gold medals in 30mins for Slovakia in Beijing 2008 Olympic Games:

“Elena Kaliska of Slovakia continued her country’s gold streak in the Canoe/Kayak Slalom events, finishing first in the Women’s Slalom Kayak Single final on Friday, August 15. Slovakian paddlers have also captured the gold in the Men’s Canoe Single and Double events.” – read here

-- Martin, http://lumberjocks.com | My Facebook: http://profile.to/msojka

congrats to Slovakia!!! :)

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

congratulations for the sportsmen slovack

-- jeanmarc manosque france

I heard the news as well, great effort.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Hi Martin,

I’ve not had the pleasure of visiting Brezno ( at least I don’t think so, but we might have driven through it or near it when we drove from Vienna to Wroclaw in Poland ) but it looks very familiar. My family is from southwest of where you are in the northern part of Hungary, near the Danube.

We used to take day trips on our bicycles to Bratislava from Vienna when I lived there in the early 90’s back when it was still Checkoslovakia!

It’s a lovely spot you have there. I shall have to take you on a tour of my area here in New Zealand.

-- Steve, New Zealand, www.steveracz.com

The closest that I have been to there is Zell Am See AT or Salzburg AT
The area is very impressive. I’m wondering how long of a drive would that be
from Munich DE to Brezno? 12 hours or less?

-- Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati

A beautiful place!

-- - Don't Panic!

It is indeed a beautiful place. Even the storms look cool :)