Bratislava - Who Knew?

I may have found a new favorite city.

Our last day in Vienna was a lazy one, consisting mostly of us hanging out at the apartment taking naps and doing laundry. We did a little bit more walking and ate more spatzle and wienerschnitzel, but for the most part it was a very lazy day.

We then took an early train to Bratislava, as they run every hour and take about an hour and a half, and walked to our hotel, which was in the shadow of the Bratislava Castle, minutes from Old Town, and on top of a local brewery.

I seriously wish we had stayed more than one night.

We arrived around 2pm and spent the whole day exploring (since we only had one). And Bratislava is surprisingly beautiful. When we mentioned to Martina, the Slovakian girl we had met on the long train ride to Prague, that we were going to Slovakia but only to Bratislava, she warned us that Bratislava was a dirty city and that there are much more beautiful places in Slovakia. Which is probably true, but Bratislava was much more than I expected. We first visited Bratislava Castle whose grounds are open to the public, and we had dinner at the restaurant at the castle, which was much cheaper than we would have expected.

We later went on a walk through the Old Town, which was full of interesting statues and food that smelled deliciousssssssssssss. I wanted to eat more and we had just eaten.

In the evening when we got back to the hotel, we went to the brewery downstairs and tried some of the beers and traditional Slovakian fruit liquors before going to bed.

The next morning we did more walking around, mostly in the Old Town again because it was so lively and fun and full of good smells. We did a little bit of walking around the New Town, which was a bit more modern but less infused with Slovakian culture.

That thing with the oranges? I want to make one of those.

Silly boys. Why is there a statue of just legs? I have no idea. We sat on a bench next to the statue and just people-watched for a while, because it is such a silly statue. My personal favorite of the day was a guy who held up a map where the lady parts would be.

I wish, I wish, I wish that we could have more time in Bratislava. It has, in one day, given Warszawa a run for its money on my list of favorite place. We may be back. We'll see.