Crowne Plaza Hotel Bratislava

... Back here, we find loads of derelict houses falling apart, which look fantastic still. The buildings are gorgeous, no concrete blocks here, no neon lights, no prefab housing. It's all cobbled streets, dusty courtyards and cracks in the walls. Something that appeals to me, I'll admit.

We pass by numerous Churches, Embassies and little cafes. We head through the more visited central old town, with it's up ...

I arrive in Bratislava around 7pm with no clue about the city. I arrive to find that the train station isn't very centrally located, and there is no information or maps at the station. I decide to just hop on the bus that everyone went on. I didn't even buy a ticket because I didn't know where, and if they were using the euro or what. I get off where everyone else gets off, which looked like the city center, and start walking down the street. I had a few hostels written down but ...

... na beira do rio. Do velho medieval contrastando com os guindastes que erguem o novo. A Bratislava pessoal que reúne a vida (nas cores do grafite) e a morte (em velhos prédios abandonados). A arte em uma improvável galeria ...

... o e a total falta de algo arquitetonicamente ou historicamente interessante. Bom, talvez o problema seja eu, que sempre espero muito de castelos no topo de colinas... Terminada minha excursão solo ao castelo parti para uma caminhada sem rumo me dirigindo ao bairro ao norte do castelo (adoro minha bússola!). Como sempre, tive um prazer enorme me distanciando das áreas turísticas, passando o tempo observando como as pessoas normais de Bratislava vivem, o que ...

... due to an overhead bin breaking and shattering one of the light bulbs. Never heard this excuse before, but we believed it nonetheless. So we get to DC about an hour late, but aren't worried because we had a three hour buffer before our flight to Vienna took off. We land on the runway and get maybe 30 feet from the gate when the plane stops. It looks like there's a ...

... chambres. Cette ville possède un joli old town, mais son chateau est un peu decevant. Par contre le chateau se trouvant à l'extérieur (30 min en bus) de la ville est magnifique. Un des plus beaux que j'ai visité, incluant les chateaux en Irlande et en Écosse. Photos: http://good-times.webshots.com/album/55 6136840jGqylC

... to get breakfast for everryone. They came back with diabetic bread rolls which were like eating cardboard, and juice that tasted faintly like vomit. It's safe to say I was not happy. We went down to tesco for sone proper food, then headed through the old town to the castle. It was a long, arduous walk uphill, and when we got there it wasn't really that impressive BUT... We were interviewed by ...

... to approach. Despite feeling sick and running in the cold (well, cold to me), Marek finished in 54 minutes. At the finish line area, free tea and beer were available to both participants and spectators. Before the medals were awarded, the Slovak prime minister spoke. I know this not because I noticed anything special in the utter lack of security; Marek told me. While top finishers stood on the podium, about 90 minutes after the ...