The path of life continues to be rich and full of variety for me here in Bratislava. The journey is full of light and a few shadows as well but it is all beautiful and you never know what's around the next bend. Such was the scene at a recent bike ride near the Morava river with my friend Slavo. Much of the landscape here reminds me of my home in Minnesota. The similarities include a healthy bug population which at one point forced us to turn back on our ride. Despite that it was a fantastic evening.