Cycling in Bratislava: Slovakia offers a scenic backdrop for two-wheeled adventures
The Independent Friday 18th March, 2011
There are not many places left in Europe where you can draw a crowd for entering a shop splattered with mud. But in parts of Slovakia, a foreigner on a bicycle is still treated like a minor celebrity. I hadn't embarked on a holiday on two wheels before, so observations that strike me as novel would probably be seen as par for the course by veterans. My wife and I had arranged our holiday through cycling and walking specialist Freedom Treks, which books your accommodation along a pre-planned route, transports your bags and provides the bicycles – a perfect arrangement for a week's break. From Bratislava we took a fast train to Zilina, Slovakia's fourth-largest city. Dinner in a caf
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