Blogs from Bratislava Region, Slovakia, Europe - page 7

But first we would be stopping in Bratislava, Slovakia for the day to explore. After a local hearty meal time was slipping away. We walked the streets of Bratislava Old Town and ended up at ‘Bratislava castle’- The massive rectangular building with four corner towers stands on a quite isolated rocky hill of the Little Carpathians directly above the Danube river in the middle of Bratislava. It is an outstanding feature of the city. It provides an excellent view of Bratislava, of Austria and, when there is good weather, of Hungary. Many legends are connected with the history of the castle. 200km’s later and we were checked into once again the wombats hostel in Budapest, Hungary. The twin cities of Buda and Pest, which sit either side of the mighty River Danube, and together are ... read more

Hain leipomosta pari sampylaa ja pullan ja nautin ne aamukahvilla. Suihku. Eilisen perusteella tuntui hurjalta lahtea liikkeelle sortseissa, mutta ei kylla tullut kylma, silla aurinko paistoi ja mittarit nayttivat jotain 25 astetta. Ajelua viela ympari kaupunkia. Kavin joen takana Petrzalkan kaupunginosassa. Se on sosialismin aikana rakennettu lahio, korkeita kerrostaloja, jotka on tosin maalattu. Paluu oli toisella bussilla eri sillan kautta. Kavin katsomassa siltaa, jossa ei ollut enaa moottoriliikennetta. Poikkesin vanhaankaupunkiin paivittamaan blogit kaupunginkirjastossa. Loytyi ilmainen netti, mutta ei kaikkia kirjaimia slovakialaiselta nappaimistolta. Julkaisen blogini vasta sitten kun saan valokuvia esille. Eilisen perusteella tuntui hurjalta lahtea liikkeelle sortseissa, mutta aurinko paistaa ja lampoa on jotain 25 astetta. Kavin syomassa hostellin lahella slovakkiravintolass... read more

.Hyvin nukuttu yo: klo 22 - 6. Aamupalalla juttelin tsekkiperheen kanssa saksaa. Tavaroiden kasaaminen. En vaihtanut paalleni puhdasta t-paitaa, kun ajattelin etta junamatkalla tulee kuitenkin hiki. Menin ensin metrolla, sitten ratikalla. Varasin aikaa reilun tunnin. Matka rautatieasemalle kesti 40 minuuttia. Ensimmaisen puoli tuntia juna mateli Budapestissa, silloin nain viela viimeisen ratikan. Sitten vauhti kiihtyi. Junassa oli hyvin tilaa. Kavin ravintolavaunussa kahvilla. Ensin kauhistelin halvempiin hintoihin tottuneena 2 euron kahvia, mutta sita tulikin kannullinen, josta riitti 3 kupillista. Bratislavassa kavelin asemalta hostellille. Enaa eivat kulkeneet ratikat asemalta, kuten 10 vuotta sitten. Hostelli Mansard on keskeisella paikalla, toisin kuin Budapestin Chesscom. Netti on nopea. Kavin syomassa hostellinpitajan suosittelemassa slovakialaisessa ravintolassa Slovak Pub.... read more

One day is the most you’ll need to have a look at this small capital city. The cobble stone streets of the old town are full of attractive vistas. It’s easy to wander round as there’s hardly any traffic allowed. It’s another place where wandering the streets rather than going into things is all we did or felt we needed to do. The streets are very lined street cafes and bars which detracts a little from the buildings but generally the atmosphere was good, only came across two stag party groups! The castle/ palace on the hill has been a bit over-restored, it’s very boxy and bright white. The view from there is good, over the Danube with the UFO looking “New Bridge” and the other bank full of repetitive soviet era housing blocks. We arrived ... read more

So the decision to come here happened a little over a year ago, it’s one that I’ve continually questioned, but, as has been the norm of my life since that first BIG trip to South America, seven years ago, I’ve tried to go with the flow and make the most of the situations and the people which I find myself with – you often get asked two questions, in either order, but both accompanied with the vague expression of WTF… a) where is Bratislava? And 2) Why are you going?!!! (Cue inane laughter and the distant loony-bin sirens drawing closer…) Well, 9 months in and I’ve started pretending that I moved here at Christmas; my limited amount of Slovak is embarrassing – I really am better of in thai!!! I can ‘ahoy’(but still without murmuring 'sailor' ... read more