Bratislava, Slovakia Travel Blogs

Bratislava
Apr 26, 2004 (2 photos)

... I hit a few quite hard. The second shop I tried did it on the spot, but I decided to stay the night and see Bratislava in the sunshine. That evening a Finnishh group arrived and the communal areas were very lively until all hours. I chatted away with ...

Bratislava
Aug 17, 2008 (9 photos)

... look forward to these events as a way of catching up with old friends. Then I wandered around the old town in Bratislava with Oleksandr. It's very big and quite impressive though everything seems to be either a church or a restaurant. I think I'd get ...

Slav
Aug 22, 2007 (4 photos)

... !!  The border control guys weren't exactly thorough, a quick glance at the front cover of my passport was sufficient for them. Bratislava is in an unusual place for a capital city - right in the South West of the country, and close to borders with ...

a German turtle
Aug 2, 2008

... , while Marcin was staying with our backpacks. Trying to continue the escape before the rain, we would take a train to Bratislava. This time we were just watching the city`s railway station. We were sitting there at the stairs, observing people and ...

Not Like the Movies
Aug 6, 2006 (21 photos)

... from Playboy, who I believe was supplying chunks of the crowd with free magazines. If nothing else I enjoyed the irony as much as I enjoyed the day. So even though Eurotrip says that Bratislava can be "wery depressing," I found it be a fine little place.

Last day in Bratislava
Aug 23, 2007 (7 photos)

... ; To build the bridge they had to knock down a heap of old buildings, and also the old Jewish synagogue, what the strut??! Bratislava does have a lot of pavement cafes and bars, so if you like people watching then this would be a good place for you.  ...

Bratislava
Aug 1, 2008

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Adrians Birthday in Bratislava
Nov 24, 2005 (4 photos)

... cold), cake and champers she piled up with shoes, chocolates, beauty products... It snowed pretty much the whole time we were in Bratislava, which makes a pretty place prettier in my view and leads to snow jumping, snow fights, snow men etc. Lots of ...

Bratislava, Slovakia
Aug 14, 2005 (3 photos)

Looking at the map while in Vienna we could see that Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia was very close and what the hell we could notch up another country and passport stamp on a day trip! We went there by hydrofoil down the Danube River on a beautiful ...

Miserable City
Aug 29, 2006

... looking bored stiff - they must have been there for a week or so. Then once over the border and approaching Bratislava we found a miserable jobs worth petrol pump attendant and loads of communist style anonymous housing blocks of flats. The centre of ...

Exploring an eastern european country in ...
Jun 12, 2002 (4 photos)

... Eastern European country in the company of two hard-core evangelical conspiracy-theorists is a lesson in tolerance. Bratislava, the captial of Slovakia, is still coming to terms with backpacker tourism. Budget accomodation is in short supply, so when I ...

onward to bratislava
May 27, 2006 (6 photos)

... telltale graffiti in places, some run down buildings, but mostly is very beautiful and relatively clean. Really a stunning city. Bratislava, though, covered in graffiti. There are still nice areas, along the Danube and the downtown looked nice from my ...

Bratislava
Sep 3, 1999 (3 photos)

... 7am. I am getting used to these early and late night travel times. It was a 3-hour bus ride from Budapest to Bratislava the capital of Slovakia and once again I let my first impressions get the better of me. After thinking 'what a dump'. But of course I ...

Not practically neighbours with Berlin
Jun 12, 2006 (8 photos)

... hostels after two weeks of luxurious but boring hotels. But this place is more like a house, and everyone is really friendly. Bratislava doesn't actually have a whole lot to see or do, but it's been great just chilling out and relaxing here for a few ...

Bratislava
Dec 3, 2000

... gave it a completely different feel. We visited the St Martins Cathedral, Grassalkovich Palace, Church of Holy Trinity and Bratislava Castle sitting above of the city. The Christmas decorations that had gone up and heaps of festive markets helped keep the ...

Wide Open
Jul 13, 2006 (9 photos)

... analysis upon this drawing and all others. It was a very good psychological study even if I had done it incorrectly. As for Bratislava, I still have to see a few museums, the old castle ruins outside of the city, I still have another side of the Old ...

The Slav!
Aug 13, 2005

One of the guys from work, Sean, was due to get married later in the year, so a big group of us headed off to Bratislava for the Stag weekend.  Unfortunitely due to the Law of the Stag, I can't mention anything that went on during the weekend.  ...

Bratislava
Dec 5, 2006

Not a lot to report from here. I was told that it would only take me the afternoon to see this city and that was pretty accurate. After a few hours walking we had seen the old town, visited the Christmas markets and covered the Castle district. The ...

a day trip to Slovakia
Aug 1, 2008 (9 photos)

My new buddy, Christine, surprised me with a day trip to Slovakia...it was a beautiful day! And another amazing country to add to my blog!

Bratislava - Day 1
Jun 9, 2008 (4 photos)

... than last time. The whole of the front of the building has been repainted making it look alot less grotty! We arrived in Bratislava at 18:00 after a very comfortable flight; the plane was quiet and there was loads of leg room and no turbulence - ...

Bratislava and some Vienna Adventures
Mar 31, 2009 (40 photos)

... Greyhound-like buses). The town itself is actually quite nice as well. I think we were keeping our expectations low, but Bratislava is more developed and tourist friendly than we had expected ... we were pleasantly surprised! One of the main attractions is ...

Bratislava
Apr 13, 2007 (40 photos)

... German with some key people, as the shop assistants and the railway employee who sold us the tickets to come back. The best of Bratislava for us, the area around the Donau, the tree in the main square (Hlavné Námestie?), and the marionette that we bought.

Bratislava
Jul 31, 2008

hello again :D we arrived in Bratislava on the 29th, after a 4hr30 train journey on a packed and un-airconditioned train in extremely hot weather, which was quite a special experience... however, all then changed as we went to the Red Cafe to meet ...

Bratislava, Slovakia
Oct 12, 2005 (2 photos)

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Bratislava
Jul 28, 2006 (12 photos)

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Euro Trip lied!
Feb 17, 2007 (3 photos)

... is the Koruna, $1 is 22 Sk... Their population is 5.4 million And shockingly Slovakian is their national language :p Bratislava was a beautiful city, but the hostels were rather expensive for my liking... I seem to becoming a bit disenchanted with the ...

Bratislava
Aug 20, 2007

Ahoj from Slovakia. Bratislava has been quite a relax place for us. washing, chilling and a bit of sightseeing. on fri when we arrived we met some people in our hostel and just spent the night with them. went out for a meal and there was power cut before ...

Eastern Europe
Apr 11, 2006

... day - we organized to stay another night so we would check out Wednesday and off we went with Sven our German room mate to the Bratislava Castle. Not really what you would call a castle more a big house thing with a museum.. but we still went in for a look ...

Slovakia, Day 1 - 3
Apr 21, 2009 (6 photos)

... the contents, roses appeared.  A very peaceful and calm place to be. We also went to have a look at Bratislava castle (currently a building site - literally, rubble everywhere!) mainly for the view over the old and new city, although a better ...

Bratislava, Slovakia
Apr 11, 2008 (3 photos)

... , ancient castle that stood atop a large hill overlooking the entire city.  It was beautiful.  Later that afternoon, we all decided it was time to go and headed for the airport.  Bratislava is a very nice city to visit.  I recommend it!