Photos - City

So, welcome to Košice ( or Cassovia in Latin). It´s a small city in a small country - Slovakia. 

I love it here and hate it at the same time. 

Košice are nice. We really have some very nice places here. But slowly the green land is disapearing and covered in beton. 

And our worst problem are gypsies. I´m not getting racistic here, because I know some gypsies, that are great friends and so..But our Lunik IX is a just a big dump and there are more and more gypsies everywhere. And it´s right to be scared: they smell, they are loud, and they attack and rob people even on a bright day. And nobody is doing something with it, because everyone is scared being called a racist. But something needs to be done! It´s just horrible. And look what they done to the most beautiful habitation in Košice [link] [link] [link] [link]

What I hate the most is the fact, that they have everything. When they destroyed their houses, they became new. When we destroy something, we have to pay. 

When someone attacks a gypsy...it´s racistic...when gypsy attacks someone...nothing happens...

there was a one case that stayd in my mind...Couple of gypsy kids attacked an old lady. When the policeman came and wanted to hold one of them, they kicked him as well. And he slaped one of the kids. And that´s why he is a racist and got big problems? And what about the kids attacking him and an old lady? Is that nothing?

But...I don´t want to get mad here..so here are some of the nice things in our little city.

(and you will see..I have a lantern fetish :D )

Jacobs Palace

I was in Wien two times with school. It´s such a beautiful city. i want to go there again :)

I want to live here :D So amazing :D

Goths in Slovakia

Slovakia is the country where I live. Many people don´t even know about this little country, and many people mistake it for Slovenia.
This year the Ice Hockey Championship were here, so hopefully, people will know about our existence :D

But I don´t want to talk about hockey, but about goth subculture here.
I would say, that the only goth scene is in our capital city- Bratislava. There are regularly Batcave Parties, and some other events too.
There have there even some goth and alternative shops. And of course, there are more goths.
But unfortunately I´m not that lucky, and I live at the other end of Slovakia - Košice (Cassovia in latin...I like this word :D).
We may be the second biggest town, but we still are nothing compared to Bratislava.
And a goth scene here? Not really.
We don´t have clubs, we don´t really have events or concerts, we don´t have shops...and to be honest...I saw here just maybe two goths...and one of them is me. :D
Ok, there were some industrial concerts (or something like that) - Skinny Puppy, Laibach or The Young Gods, but that´s not really my favourite music genre.
I remember, that last year our slovak band The Last Days of Jesus had to play in Košice, but the concert was canceled. And I was looking forward so much...
Somehow it sucks. I´m just a student, without job and I don´t have enough money to travel to events.

But...
Maybe the slovakia goth scene is small, but still we have some great goth and goth-friendly bands:
- The Last Days of Jesus
- Hysteric Helen
- Ľahká múza
- Street Spirit
...
In summer 2008 started I a Slovak Goth Community Forum and was surprised how many members registred.
I think, it was a very good idea. :)