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Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia, is the only city I stayed in
the country. Being the biggest city of the country, it has
population under 500K, so it's cozy. You can walk the historical
region from North to South and West to East in an hour. Although
being small, it once held as important power center in the Central
Europe. Behind me is the St. Michael's Gate. 'tis the most beautiful
corner I found in Bratislava.
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Grassalkovich Palace, built in the 18th century and now is the seat
of the President. |
I wondered how the guards' lives would be. Do they enjoy their
lives? They are hot, but... |
Maximilian's Fountain at Hlavne Namestie Square. It is a beautiful
area for chilling out and cafe. |
Primatial's Palace and Old Town Hall |
Obchodna, a pedestrian shopping street. |
Can you spot my morning walk? |
Behind this E&Y and SoGen building is the bar/club area. |
Bratislava once was an important political district, every country
has her embassy here. |
Bratislava Castle. Was burnt down in 1811 and it is a rebuild in the
1960's. It is too new for excitement. However, from the location,
altitude and position of the castle, fortresses and walls you can
visualize how battles can be held here. |
Many shops sponsor graduating classes from local high schools. You
can read the grad write-ups and faces of the students. I studied and
only 10% are considered WOW. such an evil Cliffie... |
St. Martin's Cathedral. Small, but 11 Hungarian Kings and 8 Queens
were crowned here between the 16th-19th century. |
The Central Europe loves kissing! I did it there too and sure will
bring this culture back home. =*) |
Tesco, like Walmart, is quite popular in C.Europe. |
It's not a Moe's Bar but definitely resembles it. |
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On the other side of the Dunja River is the economic center of
Bratislava. It borders with Austria and Hungary. Also worth mention
this Vyhliadka UFO bridge tower overlooking both shores of the city. |
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According to my diary, after a day walk of the city, my excitement
of travelling had reduced, if not totally vanished. Mainly guess due
to the Sunday when everything in Europe closes, so my heart cooled,
and on Monday I lost my excitement as well, guess Bratislava is too
small so I could not expect much. At the moment I got really
despaired and given upon travelling, loads of energy pushed me to go
out at 9:30 at night. The night walk confirmed that this town is a
misery for me (perhaps on Sunday and Monday). However I was happy
because I realized that there are fire within me pushing me to be
stronger. Failure is not about thing did not work out, instead it is
giving up before even trying.
"Through this incident, I realize that I am actually looking for
city life in various cities. Cultures become less important to me in
this trip..." |
