Our first impression of the Bratislava was at night. The city was brightly lit up and it felt really warm. Bratislava has some fantastic buildings. I am not expert in architecture but the style was reminiscent of what can be seen in Bavaria, Germany. That is, for the old town, which has been thoroughly renovated. Once you cross the Danube, there is a magnificent, huge park. But also dozens (if not hundreds) of soviet-style tower blocks, which unfortunately is the view you get if you climb up the castle.
During our full day in Bratislava, we walked through town in the morning. Here are a few photos:
The photo below is of either the National Theater or the Opera House:
Then it started to rain to we had our sandwiches on a bench under the New Bridge, from which we had a nice view of the castle.
The park is very impressive, mostly by its size. The two memorable things that we saw there were a red squirrel (see photos) and a very self-conscious guy doing tai-chi exercises (no photos, although tempting!).
Finally, we walked to the top of the castle, which was very pleasant, if it wasn't for the view over the tower blocks. But I suppose they cannot move the castle across the Danube so that the tourists get a nice view, can they? ;)
Then it started to seriously rain so we took shelter on a covered café terrace, where Trave had a Czech beer and I had a cocktail. From there and in a period of a few hours' time, we witnessed three, possibly four weddings! Well, people going to and coming out of wedding ceremonies. Highly entertaining.
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