After we said good-bye to most of the team, Ivan & Estella, Leon & Joann, Larry & Brenda and Gary and Jeannine decided to go to the outdoor museum. As we passed on the town square, we saw some people in dressed in native Slovak clothes and remembered that there would be some dances this evening. We stayed to watch a couple of dances on the square.
Ivan and Estella decided to go to the Slovak Culture Museum while the rest of us decided on the outdoor museum. First, we had to find the bus that would get us the closest to the Outdoor Museum. After that, we had about three quarters of a mile walk up a hill with a gradual incline. This museum has many different types of houses that have been built in this area.
We saw so many interesting things in the exhibits, but we wanted to be back to Martin by 16:00 so we could see the dancing, so we left before we had seen everything.
When we arrived at the outdoor auditorium, the sun was hot and all of the vacant seats of the auditorium, were in the sun, so we decided to sit in the shade. Ivan and Estella found us within five minutes of us settling down. We were listening to an orchestra, and viewing a hawk which was being held quite near us.
We waited and waited. The program began at four as scheduled, but it was a politician speaking, then some singing, then another polotician....for an hour. Leon & Joann decided return to the dorm, and Larry & Brenda went with them. We decided to get closer to the stage, which was now mostly in the shade. As we were moving, the Slovak National Anthem was played. After that, the hawk was let loose to fly above the audience. Then the dances began. It was quite evident that this was a professional group and the dances were great.
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