We decided to spend just one day in the capital of Slovakia... Bratislava. No, it is NOT like how it's portrayed in the movie Euro Trip (actually that was somewhere in Prague!). As you might be familiar with, the Czech Republic and Slovakia used to be the same country, prior to the early 1990's; Czechoslovakia. The two countries are VERY similar, having mainly the same language (albeit a few small pronunciation and grammatical differences) and same traditions, etc. Both are in the European Union, and while the Czech Republic decided to keep their currency (korun), Slovakia switched to the Euro.
We left for Bratislava sometime mid-morning using again the Student Agency bus. The ride took approximately 2 hours and I think for round trip tickets, the cost was somewhere around 20 euros... Not too bad! After getting into Bratislava, we went straight up to the main castle which is situated on a hill overlooking the city. We spent probably an hour or two there (it's basically the only real attraction in the city) and then found some good, authentic Slovak food. After that we still had a couple hours to kill, so we decided to check out some Slovak pubs :)
As I said, there really was not too much to see in main-stream Bratislava. The castle overlooking the city is the "new" castle... Apparently there is an "old" castle a little outside the city, but we did not get to see it. Here are a few pics of what we were able to see in Bratislava!
In conclusion, I determined Bratislava was a pretty nice place... Just without all that much to see. You really only need three or four hours to see the city, unless you're looking at going somewhere outside the town of course. It was definitely worth it though, and I can add Slovakia to my list of countries I've visited! :)
Until next time!
-Jake
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