We received a tremendous reception when we arrived in Kosice in eastern Slovakia and, indeed, in other Slovakian villages and by the roadside. And Kosice has an attractive town centre with elegant buildings and a lively atmosphere on Friday night.
Driving through Slovakia, however, it's impossible to ignore the obvious signs of poverty. Houses are less well kept, public spaces are scruffier. So it supports the observation that's beginning become a pattern that our old cars are better received in areas that have less. In Mongolia and most of Russia we were waved at and applauded: in Poland and more prosperous cities less so. No cod psychology from me but it makes me pause for thought.
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