Welcome Bratislava - CowParade

What can I tell you about that action? Every year some artists create special sculptures - cows.

Idea of CowParade came by Walter Knapp in 1996. His son Pascal Knapp was the creator of the three cow sculptures in CowParade which had been used in Chicago and New York at the end of the last century. After a lot of modifications, Pascal finished sculpture.

Cows are very authentic, life-size, from fiberglass.

CowParade is the world’s largest public art event.

It isn’t only art, it’s fun and also charity. To paint own cow - it comes to be in, a very prestige (or show how you are rich :o) A specially in Slovakia.)

When cows were in Bratislava, many people walk through the city and tried to find most of them. Some radios made competitions - to find special cow for each day. We walked too and made pictures some of them. You can see them here.

Which cities were this famous presentation - CowParade?

YEAR CITY 1999 Chicago, Illinois, USA 2000 New York City, New York, USA Stamford, Connecticut, USA West Orange, New Jersey, USA 2001 Kansas City, Missouri, USA Houston, Texas, USA Sydney, Australia 2002 London, England Venspils, Latvia Portland, Oregon Las Vegas, Nevada 2003 Atlanta, Georgia San Antonio, Texas West Hartford, Connecticut Tokyo, Japan Isle of Man, UK Dublin, Ireland Brussels, Belgium Auckland, New Zealand 2004 Manchester, UK Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Prague, Czech Republic Stockholm, Sweden 2005 Johannesburg, South Africa Barcelona, Spain Monaco Bratislava, Slovakia Geneva, Switzerland Sao Paulo, Brazil Moscow, Russia Bucharest, Romania 2006 Buenos Aires, Argentina Florence, Italy Lisbon, Portugal Paris, France Edinburgh, Scotland Budapest, Hungary Athens, Greece Boston, Massachusetts Denver, Colorado Wisconsin, USA Belo Horizonte, Brazil Curitiba, Brazil Guadalajara, Mexico 2007 Milano, Italy Vigo, Spain Marseille, France Istanbul, Turkey Copenhagen, Denmark Miami, Florida West Hartford, Connecticut

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome Bratislava this Summer I

Everytime I wrote and that's why now I decide to present city only by photos. You can decide if it was good decision. And don't afraid, I don't want to change this country blog to travel instruction or travel blog.

John King's Park

In John King's Park

John King's Park

Bratislava Castle

Bratislava UFO

Bratislava UFO

National Theatre

New Bridge

Old Bridge

Apollo Bridge

In the evening

In the evening

In the evening

In the evening

In the evening

Invitation - Children's Day

Again invitation. Now it will be something for those, who feels still young. Mainly, if you are junior to 18 years old.

In each town, there will be prepared many attractions.

I will write now only about Bratislava, because I live here. This year this Children's Day will be on Sunday, but shows will start on Saturday.

Shopping Center Aupark

The first will be in Shopping Center Aupark. This center is near of city park Sad Janka Kráľa (Park of John King).

Last year it was first time, what this show was realized. It has success and that's why this year will be again. There were about 70 thousands people. I can only envy that I'm not child more time. :o))

Here are some pics from that:

What it will be prepared for this year?
Program is various:
- face painting,
- inflatable attractions,
- rigging attractions,
- children competitions,
- mini-cars,
- animals (elephant, tiger, lion, lion babies, etc.),
- mountain-wall,
- clown, magician,
- games,
- bubble show, foam show,
- theater,
- bungee runner, trampolines,
- fancy skating exhibition, skating (synthetic ice),
- „Fly” attraction, gladiator,
- presentation of folklore bands, dance school of Miguel Mendez, majorettes, ballet studio, bike3all, dance school of Jumbo-Milan Kereš,
- christening of lion baby,
- profi dance show,
- cotton candy, popcorn, etc.

Shopping Center Polus

On Sunday show continues in other shopping Center named Shopping Center Polus. In this center show starts on Saturday too and finish on Monday, but main programm will be on Sunday.

Program :
Saturday - 02 - 07 pm.
- face painting,
- inflatable attractions,
- baloon animals,
- casting - new faces in advertisement,
- cotton candy

Sunday - 02 - 07 pm.
- face painting,
- inflatable attractions,
- baloon animals,
- children competitions,
- dance show of Fredy Dance Group – junior,
- children musical,
- casting - new faces in advertisement,
- cotton candy

Each day children can visit restaurant Pizza Pazza, where they can cook own pizza at their's discretion.

Monday - 09 am. - 01 pm.
- great children show on lakeside Kuchajda.