The Polyglot gathering
Day two of the gethering and again it was very hot. Some very amusing and fascinating talks from the shy, perfectionist polyglot to one of the polyglots with the most languages and yet so modest. The speech was extremely interesting showing how helpful certain languages were to learning others, etc. After a rather rushed lunch in a very busy, stuffy cafe, I once again joined Michael the Green Hat guide to go by buses out of the city to the confleuence of the teo mighty rivers, the Morava and the Danube. This mural was behind our bus stop. A stark reminder of the last war. So, here I was at the point where the Iron Curtain divided East from West. What a history of wars and turmoil this lovely country has had. High above us sat the ancient Devin Castle, perched on a steep cliff with the rivers on two sides and the Carpathian mountains on the other - a perfect stronghold. What a pity Napoleon Bonaparte( or Blewapart , as Michael named him) blew it up! It looked a daunting task to get up ...