On Monday, October 16th, a group of five of us made a one day-trip to Kosice. Kosice is an easy day-trip from Vienna by train. The ride there is just over an six hours long, so really you could just go there for a couple of nights on the town if you wanted! As we heard that everything was cheap in comparison to Vienna, and found that the food certainly was one of the best bet. I can't verify the other merchandise. First off, the exchange rate is incredible if you're coming from Vienna to Kosice: 1 euro = 34 Sk's. We weren't, however, told that Monday is a poor day to go shopping in Kosice.



There were many restaurants open, small underground pubs and cafes - each with a different style of food. We had found our way to the tourist information shop, where the lady suggested we try a restaurant called ?Nation Pub? if we were interested in traditional food for Bryndove Halusky a decent price. Thanks to my friend, David, I know the name of the dish I had is Bryndove

Halusky (without the accents). I would describe the dish as being comprised of noodles (something like gnocchi), a cheese sauce, sausage, and fried/smoked fat on top. The sausage was packed with seasonings, which was quite a contrast with the relatively bland cheesy-noodles it was on. I thought it was pretty good, but I'm not sure all of the members in my group would agree. My friend ordered a garlic soup, which came in a bread bowl and was packed with flavor, as well.

Later on I got little bored, so I made call home. Pretty cheap prices from my justphonecard.pushline.com. Great advantage is that you can call practically anywhere in the world for a great prices.

We explored the city center and found a tower from which we could get a bird's eye view of the city. Elizabeth cathedral was a lovely sight. Build 800 years ago, renovated last century for over 20 years. We entered the dome to see the inner embellishments, but also to get a break from the wind. An organist was practicing while we were there, which gave the church a convivial feeling.

I would say that the Kosice theatre was my favorite thing that we visited. The Castle is probably the city's most prominent landmark. It is located on a hill overlooking the city centre We didn't actually go inside as it was later in the day and we just wanted to enjoy the view and fresh air. We enjoyed the sunset from the top of the hill and then made our way back into the city to find some supper.