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 [View Full Entry]

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We survived Bratislava, Pictures of the Albertina, in Vienna where we saw Van Gogh art, then a jet boat down the river Danube and finally to Bratislava Slovakia. [View Full Entry]

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well in the last entry i was feeling like shite and hav done for a few days and i now no why God has reviled it to me!!! the problem is, is that im doing nothing!!! well very little comepeared to what i did back home!!! there was church and youth and 316 and cell and other stuff that i did and got prepared for and now theres non of that here!!! so i now no the problem now how to fix it??? (if any1 has a clue plz help!!!) even walking places with planty or going to ants that keeped [View Full Entry]

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thats how i feel right now had a amazing saterday i got out of bed at 1 and went on a walk in the afternoon and it was hotter then any weather in england!!! one of the days in the week we had an amazing time in the chaple in the moring and then went on outreach in the afternoon with gyspe's that was good! [View Full Entry]

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Our two-day whirlwind tour of Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, was a success. Due to our usual dodgy planning, we showed up without a hostel booked and had a chance to see the sights with our packs on as we walked to every hostel in town. We did eventually find a nice little place and just relaxed for the night. We were looking for something to do on day 2 when we heard that the local hockey team was playing that night. Two Canadians go all the way across the world to experience new cultures and the best thing they can [View Full Entry]

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Bratislava, 17-11-2007. With these lads from Down Under gone it looks like I will have the dorm all to myself tonight. Tomorrow will be leaving time for me, Budapest will be my next goal! After my McDonalds breakfast in the old town i finally walked up to the castle. Built on a hill, the castle - if you can call it that - dominates the city with breath taking views in all directions. Unlike my aussie friends who returned to the dorm each night well after three o'clock in the morning, I have not done much bar crawling but that does [View Full Entry]

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This past summer (July, 2008) I had the opportunity to get over to Bratislava for just a day when I was staying in Vienna. I am very glad I took the trip and would recommend it for others who might be exploring nearby Austria. I really only had time to take in the historic downtown so I can't really comment on greater Bratislava. Take some time to wonder around the historic part of town with its beautiful buildings and the church and castle the anchor the west side. I really enjoyed the quirky statues spread out in the downtown. Also, the [View Full Entry]

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15-11-2007. Sitting on a bench at Holesovice Railway Station watching the flakes of snow coming down I start to get a vague idea of the day ahaed. Bratislava is my new goal, it will take about four and half hours by loacl train. Feelling easy and relaxed and drinking a few cans of local brew, I watch how the landscape, the forests and little local villages slowly disappaer under a fine white blanket of snow. Haven't seen that cold stuff since Amanda was pregnant with our daughter Charlotte nearly three years ago now. By the time the train pulls into Bratislava [View Full Entry]

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Bratislava, 16-11-2007. A thick carpet of snow covered Bratislava this morning when I woke up. Bratislava is quite different from Praque despite its cobblestone alleys and old historical city centre. The Bratislava castle perched high on a hill, overlooks it all but I have to as yet get up there. Maybe this afternoon. My dorm at the Backpacker's Hostel is full with young australian males who where busy getting themselves loaded before venturing out to the local night clubs last night. They invited me to beer and patatas fritas and wanted to know all about Thailand once I told them [View Full Entry]

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The bus was late leaving, it's not full, the Swedish guy from our hostel is in the same bus asI, Frederic i think is his name, he is just transtiting to Poprad on his way to Vienna. I fell asleep quickly and when I woke up I saw this massive mountain range, it was tall and enormous unfortunately did not take photos, only about 1 1/2 later we are in Poprad, got off there bid goodbye to the Swede then I tried to figure out a way to get to levoca, saw a schedule board, but it seems the bus never [View Full Entry]

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