Life in Slovakia in Pictures

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March 23, 2010

Decorated eggs at the Easter market in Bratislava, Hlavne Namestie Square. (© PHOTO TASR - Tomas Halasz)

March 21, 2010

Spring farm works started in Slovakia. Fields with the Trencin Castle in background. (© PHOTO TASR - Radovan Stoklasa)

March 16, 2010

Municipal council's account of indebted Martinova village in Rimavska Sobota is frozen by a court order. To help itself the village accepted to build at its cemetery a transmitting antenna for mobile provider. Municipality receives EUR 1,330 per year. (© PHOTO TASR - Denisa Horvathova)

March 10, 2010

Demonstration of about 1,000 people in front of Presidential Palace in Bratislava called on President Ivan Gasparovic not to sign the newly-enacted Patriot Act. March 10. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

March 9, 2010

Furniture and Living 2010 fair started in Nitra. (© PHOTO TASR - Henrich Misovic)

March 7, 2010

Slovak tennis player Lukas Lacko was overpowered by Jurgen Melzer from Austria in the 2nd round of Davis Cup, Group I, Europe/Africa. Slovakia was beaten by Austria 3:2. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

March 4, 2010

Motocykel, Boatshow, and Fishing exhibition started on March 4 in Incheba fair area in Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

March 2, 2010

Spring is comming in Slovakia. (© PHOTO TASR - Frantisek Ivan)

February 27, 2010

Ice hockey olympic semifinal: Slovakia was beaten by Canada team 3:2. Slovak fans in Banska Bystrica. (© PHOTO TASR - Michal Svitok)

February 22, 2010

Folklore Masters Days in Nitrianske Pravno, Pravnianska Dolina Valley in Upper Nitra region. Jakub Saray, fujaras producer at the picture. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavol Remias)

February 20, 2010

It is not an easy task to be Slovak women ice hockey goalkeeper. Zuzana Tomcikova during Russia - Slovakia (4:2) match at the Winter Olympics. (© PHOTO TASR - Jan Sukup)

February 19, 2010

Vancouver 2010 Olympics, ice hockey: Slovakia outlasts Russia in seven-round shootout, win 2-1. Demitra swooped in from Bryzgalov’s right and baited him into going post-to-post before flipping a beauty past the Russian’s outstretched blocker for the win. See video. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

February 14, 2010

Spring holidays began in Eastern Slovakia. Children can visit ZOO in Kosice. (© PHOTO TASR - Frantisek Ivan)

February 13, 2010

Anastazia Kuzmina got the gold medal for Slovakia in women's 7.5 km biathlon sprint at the Vancouver Winter Olympics. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

February 12, 2010

Which of snow sculpures is the most beatiful? A competition in Presov, Eastern Slovakia.(© PHOTO TASR - Milan Kapusta)

February 10, 2010

Slovak ice hockey star Zigmund Palffy is already in Vancouver. Slovak coach Jan Filc at left. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

February 8, 2010

Snow and windy weather in Eastern Slovakia. Some roads around Michalovce were blocked by snowdrifts. (© PHOTO TASR - Frantisek Ivan)

February 6, 2010

Construction of another four D1 motorway sections (25 km) which are expected to finalise the uninterrupted motorway connection between Bratislava and Kosice was launched by Prime Minister Robert Fico in Hricovske Podhradie (near Zilina) on Friday. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavol Durco)

February 4, 2010

Avalanche dogs training in the High Tatras, Popradske Pleso, on February 4. (© PHOTO TASR - Lukas Furcon)

February 2, 2010

Opposition SDKU-DS chief Mikulas Dzurinda, facing accusations over the privatisation of the Crowne Plaza hotel while in government from 2002-06, hit back at Prime Minister Robert Fico. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

January 30, 2010

Fashion show at the Wedding fair in Bratislava on January 30. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

January 29, 2010

Chantal Skamlova, right, and Jana Cepelova of Slovakia hold trophy after beating Hungary's Timea Babos and Gabriela Dabrowski of Canada during the Girls Doubles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Friday, Jan. 29, 2010. (© PHOTO TASR / AP - Shuji Kajiyama)

January 28, 2010

A gramophone made from gingerbread by confectioner from Trencin Maria Murarikova. She worked on it with her daughter for 35 hours and they used 4 kilograms of candies. The gingerbread gramophone got gold medal at the Danubius Gastro 2010 fair. (© PHOTO TASR - Radovan Stoklasa)

January 27, 2010

It is not easy to be olympic athlete. Shortly before Olympic oath to the President of Slovak Republic Ivan Gasparovic. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

January 26, 2010

The ice in the winter port in Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

January 25, 2010

2010 Slovak Olympic Women's Ice Hockey Team begins its final tune up for Winter Olympics. From left: Petra Pravlikova, Petra Jurcova a Nikoleta Celarova. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

January 24, 2010

Freezing temperatures allows ice skating on lakes in Bratislava. The picture from Strkovecke Jazero lake. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

January 23, 2010

Six chairmen of opposition parties and hundreds of people gathered at Bratislava's SNP on January 23 to protest against current Slovak government. (© PHOTO TASR - Pavel Neubauer)

January 22, 2010

Olympics fashion Made in Slovakia for Winter olympics in Vancouver. (© PHOTO TASR - Martin Baumann)

January 21, 2010

The biggest tourist fair in Slovakia - ITF Slovakiatour has started in Bratislava. The picture shows a fair stand of Kosice region. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

January 19, 2010

The Private Anatomy exhibition with works of Slovak artist Lubo Guman has been open on January 19 in the Michalsky Dvor Gallery in Bratislava. (© PHOTO TASR - Stefan Puskas)

January 16, 2010

January is a month of high school ski trips. The picture from Zuberec / Janovky. (© PHOTO TASR - Lydia Vojtassakova)