Blogs from Bratislava, Bratislava Region, Slovakia, Europe - page 14

Slovakians don't speak Spanish....Now this won't really surprise many of you, and yet the number of times we started conversations with an Hola or threw a por favor on the end of a sentence surprised even us. After so many months of speaking Spanish it is still our first resort when faced with uncomprehending locals. Thankfully English tended to be widely spoken and we stuck to that after mumbling a few words in Slovak that we weren't really sure how to pronounce. We flew from London Stansted directly to Bratislava airport and had organised to be picked up by the owner of the apartment we were staying in in the Old Town. And thankfully there was a young man holding a sign that said 'Lara Craig' on our arrival in the unassuming airport. He drove us ... read more

In early March I spent a weekend in Bratislava, Slovakia. The weather was terrible, but we still managed to have fun.... read more

I never thought I would travel to Slovakia, for one reason or another, but I am so glad we got the opportunity to see it. We were told there really wasn't much to see and to not waste much time there, but we spent an entire day site seeing and visiting the downtown area. First we visited the Devin Castle which was incredible beautiful, not to mention the weather was fantastic! Being in Europe normally predict that the weather is going to be gloomy and rainy, but we really lucked out. We then headed to the downtown area, enjoyed the sites and of course found a pub and grabbed a Slovakian beer. It was a great day trip to Bratislava. ... read more

Devin Castle along with the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers tells the story of separation, mingle, ancient history, empires, wars, borders, bullets and hills. Some history of Devin - Devin was a royal castle and served as a boundary fortress in the period of the Hungarian Empire. It is situated on the hill-lock above the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers. Site was continually settled from the New Stone Age till the 19th Century. The second half of the the 9th Century is closely connected with the name of the Prince Rastislav who had a huge fortess built there. The beginnings of the medieval castle date from the 13th century when a small border fortress was built on the top of the rocky cliff. The greatest building activity was recorded in the Gothic ... read more

Sun 12th Oct Vienna - Slovakia - Hungry Sunday was a mad driving day because we went through 3 countries!!! In the morning, exhausted from lack of sleep we left Vienna and headed to the capital city of Slovakia - Bratislava. It turned out to the biggest surprise. The outer suburbs’ were exactly what I’d imagine, slightly dirty and run down but the city centre was a lovely surprise. The architecture was so similar to that of Vienna but on a smaller scale and less touristy. While saying that, there were heaps of tourists!! Bratislava had lots of little street and cute restaurants but we were surprised at how expensive it was. There were quirky bronze statues casually placed around the town. We found The Watcher, the Frenchmen and the Photographer. Each were found somewhere around ... read more