Ibis Bratislava Centrum

Notes:

Arrived at not main station - industrial estate! Walked but couldnt find 93 stop, ended up on about 3 different buses trying to get over river to main part - flashback to Warsaw 3 years ago! Got over and then sort of followed **** photocopied map and my nose and ended up ok

Hostel nice - round corner from main ...

... m not sure just how authentic it was. We ate there, and I tried the Slovak pierogies, but to me they looked like chicken nuggets. After our meal we went to a park and relaxed in the summer sun. It was great, but before too long we needed to say goodbye, and we made our way to the car. I'm sad to say goodbye to Bratislava. I had about the same amount of time as in Vienna, but Bratislava is much smaller, so I feel like I got to know it better. Unfortunately though, 2 ...

... Tesco, the only one that served Bratislava, i think. Tesco must have one smart CEO because when the curtian went up, they must have raced in, because theres almost no competition in these eastern europe cities, and usually only one huge Tesco. They must be making a killing! The lines were insane, they reminded me of costco. Only there was that section, plus one where people line up in a huge queue and wait for one of 4 cashiers to be free. A ...

... hill. Great, the castle was closed for some kind of convention on the one day I am here in town. With nothing else to do I walked up the hill and trust me, if I knew how to say the f word in Czech I would have shouted it from up there for all of Bratislava to hear. It dawned on me that exposition was her word for the walkway that overlooked the Danube and the old town, and I am now getting pretty good at mastering Slovakenglish by the way. That amazing view ...

... 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. In hindsight, I should probably only have stayed here for one night, there just wasn't enough to occupy me for 2 whole days. But there was a good park there, which is always a bonus.

... are not cheap, like everyone says-Or we were just ripped off?! Not much time to edit this entry, as time is limited but for the record all is good but tiring! We wandered around Bratislava, visiting TESCO for some supplies after a meal out in the square. Beef nearly left his sunglasseses in the bureau de change, where we weren't allowed to change any currency as we could have been Money laundering! Luckily, Sai saved me the embarrassment ...

... to slow down. And they might even stop to yell at you for a little while. Unbelievable ! To visit Bratislava, a lot of people take a one day trip out of Vienna. This is probably the best way to do it. Funny Quote from the Chinese guy to whom I asked to take a picture of me: "I have to take another one cause your face is not great." Bratislava, worth seeing of it happens to be on your way. FRANCAIS: A l'image de freres Statsny, Bratislava est noble et ...

... town, it is a deserted concrete block party and it is quite obvious the region is just awakening from some sort of economic slump. Also, the people are not so nice. In fact at three in the morning I heard some drunken punks breaking windows not too far from the hostel. So the only good thing to come from Bratislava was that going through reduced my total train fare to Budapest by some 300 Czech crowns.

... but only turned our tongues shades of red, blue, yellow and brown. When we rolled into the station, we were once again in a completely different world, not really knowing what to expect, but hey, we had one more stamp in our passport and everyone pretty much speaks English right?? We didn't get into the main town until late afternoon so we went directly to this castle that overlooks the city, but looks completely out of place with the industry and ...

... now house of the national museum. Hlavne Namesti, the former market place and now a square lined with elegant buildings. St Michaels gate, the last remaining and remodelled in the baroque style. Near this a surviving piece of the city wall can be found. To plan a route I picked up some good 1.100 000 maps for a tour into the countryside. I wish to continue east, missing out Budapest (another capital city in a short space would ...