As we drove back towards Slovakia we passed over the border, which is not much different .  Then they saw Bratislava our capital, and their first big city in Europe. My friend Robo gave us a tour of the city which was a lot of fun.  They got to see the famous Blue Danube river.  After this we came to my town, Banska Bystrica.  We spent the next days skiing, seeing castles, swimming and seeing town centers.  One of the neat things we did was to visit my colleague and his family and we had a traditional meal and desserts together.  I loved having them meet Draho and his family and vise versa.  I cannot even explain how excited I have been for them to see my country and house and everything.  It is almost surreal like a dream come true.  It was interesting to hear their thoughts on the language and culture here. Unfortunately it came to an end and we had to leave and head back to Vienna and the Airport.