Residence Sulekova Bratislava

... It's not that there is a whole lot to do in the town, though the church is an interesting visit if you have the time. (The nearby punishment cage once used for public humiliation of children is also a laugh.) It is simply a nice, laid-back town that happens to be very near Spišske Podradhie, a town of no consequence but for Spiš castle on a nearby hill. Spiš was once used for defense, like most castles, and was badly damaged ...

... everyone's face and trying to wake them up so they could play. I don't think they slept that well. The next morning I met Kristina's family, we had breakfast, and then we headed back to the city. We started out at the chime squares again before looking at some cool statues. I was thinking, I wish Red Deer had something like this, but then I remembered the Ghost of Red Deer statues, so I think I'll go see some of them when I return. They had cool statues though ...

... s a lot." Johnny: "Dude, you're an idiot. That's like two bucks." In a random pub we wanted to order some shots, we saw Um on the menu and decided to order that no knowing what it was. He got confused looked at us, looked at the menu obviously not knowing what the hell Um was and responded with these words, "Mozhe byt." If you understand any Slavic language you'll understand why it's so funny and why it sums up the people of Bratislava perfectly.

... one of these updates now, sorry!!). Being in no particular rush, I headed out just before midday, and took a wander through the old down, passing the Cathedral, having a look up at the castle, then seeing St Michael's gate and taking a quick look at the UFO bridge, so called because it looks like a UFO. Surprising that eh. To build the bridge they had to knock down a heap ...

It was a real struggle to surface this morning for our journey up to Bratislava. Sai was about to give us a suicide talk during Breakfast but Rob couldn't face it and the beef just was abstaining from the sights in the club the night before! Train journey was very smooth and quite scenic despite being interrupted about three bloody times for our passports! Bratislava is quite a pretty city in parts but ruined by English stag days and these ...

... buildings, typical of socialistic urbanism, with fade colors and dull architecture. It's striking how the socialist regime did not leave room for any individuality or creativity. And they are still building more of those disastrous apartment buildings... The Slovaques are the most aggressive drivers towards pedestrians the I have ever seen. Forget Manhattan, this is a lot worse. If you're crossing a street all they do is blow the horn and they won't even ...

So we are in Bratislava right now as we have been here all day. It is a city full of history and culture. Some of the architecture here is amazing to me and I wish I could recreate it back home. I would love to be able to walk through some of the homes here. I did take pictures because they were too cool to pass up. We have been walking around for about the past two hours and it has been neat to mix in with everyone. We ate ...

... and sour cream. It was all very tasty, as was the Slovak beer. After that we went back to the hovel, I mean hostel, and Suzanne fell asleep early. Again. James couldn't get any washing done because there was no washing powder and no dryer. What a gyp! I guess we just weren't prepared for this hostel lifestyle. After a long sleep was rudely interrupted by some fellow backpackers singing along to loud dance music in English with heavy accents (yah bay-bee ...

... All I can say is that once I crossed the border everything looked a bit more 'worn out'; the buildings, the roads, the cars, and the trains. Like Austria but a bit more rough around the edges. Launched straight into Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. I expected far worse than it actually was. The roads were not potholed, a bit uneven in places and bumpy due to the cobbles. Traffic was manageable, although there was ...