Who needs a car. (Bratislava)

On Sunday the 10th, I went to Bratislava, Slovakia for the day. Why you ask? Quite simply because I can and it was cheap. It only cost me 20 dollars round trip to take the train and I only used 50 dollars for the day when I got there, and I had to try and spend that. That was for a copious amount of food, sights, and transportation.

While in Bratislava I went to Devin Castle which is in actually just outside of the capital. This ancient castle has been there since the Romans, but parts of it dated back to the 5th century B.C. It was right next to the Danube and is actually one of the castles I saw from the hydrofoil when I went to Vienna. After that my friends and I went to the old town center of Bratislava and were pleasantly surprised by the Christmas festivities. There were a bunch of stands set up in the town square selling delicious food and small presents. Oh and delicious hot mead. Man that stuff is sooo good. There was also a large Christmas tree set up in the square right next to the church. Right next to the tree there was a stage set up for choir and dance performances. Most of the time was spent here and just walking around the rest of old town. It was relaxing and very gratifying. Slovakia is actually very pretty.

Well I have 2 finals done and one more to go and then I think I am going to Prague tomorrow until early Saturday. Fun. Then I get to come home on Sunday. So much traveling.

The Palace in Bratislava.

The Palace at night.

Devin Castle

Me in front of the larger part of Devin Castle.

Looking across the Danube from the main part of the Devin Castle.

The Devin country side seen from the castle.

The streets of old town Bratislava.

The Christmas tree in the square. Happy Holidays!

I'll post pics of Prague once I get back. Cheers.