Another sunny day

 

Sunday sunshine slipped through the curtains as I was deciding whether to get up or have 5 more minutes in bed. I decided to get up and head off into the old town.

I opened the curtains to a beautiful blue sky, and  I decided that my winter jacket was definitely not needed,so  I rolled it up into a Lidl carrier bag (it was never going to fit into  my ruck sack) and wandered off looking like some poor waif.

I stopped off at the wine  tasting cellar and purchased wine in mini bottle, that would go in my hand luggage and not tip me over the 100ml level. Just a taster for home. I then went to have breakfast before heading to the castle, I  had made a plan of how to best use my time today.

So after a 'full English' swilled down with Earl Grey, I headed off in the direction of the castle, only to be waylaid by a sign advertising a beer tasting.  Well come on , it was too tempting to pass, so in I went to taste 8 beers.

WOWSERS, they were all good, but there was a raspberry beer which stood out, and also a chocolate beer, this, I initially thought was  stout, but it was anything but. A rich chocolatey taste that had been a collaboration of the brewery and a Mexican restaurant. Chocolate being one of the best ingredients in a chilli con carne and here was the perfect beer to accompany it.

I sort of wobbled out of there after a couple of hours, I had also been talking to a couple of Russian ladies, sisters, one of whom had recently moved to Bratislava and the other who lived in London. I recommended the wine tasting, and they recommended a fab coffee shop with excellent chocolate torte.

Well, you know, when in Rome and all that...... and off I went to sample the torte, all thoughts of the castle now well and truly out of my head.

I set off to meander through the streets, past St Martins Cathedral, where due to an ongoing service I couldn't go in, and due to the sun, the position of the cathedral and the need to stand in the middle of a busy road to get a full picture, I managed only to get the rear of the cathedral in a picture!!

I walked down to see the UFO observation tower, another thing that I didn't get to do, go to the top of the tower, as it was a clear day, I should have been able to see over 100km. Ahhh well, its on the list for when I go back.

I saw the Danube, and will be seeing more of it when I come back.

And before I knew it I was in a taxi and off to the airport.

What a whirlwind couple of day! what a fabulous city Bratislava is, why did I have to come home so soon?

Lastly, if you fly on a low cost airline, I hope you never have to sit next to the man that is 3 times the size of Jason Momoa and takes up most of your restricted leg room. I ache all over from being cramped. Note to self no matter how much of a bargain the tickets are, pay for the extra legroom seat!