So the journey continues...
yesterday my cousins and I braved the wind and rain to see the small town of Bratislava, which is in Slovakia. All of the public trashcans were over flowing with umbrellas that had been busted by the wind, which made me feel better--not even the locals were prepared for this kind of weather! Fortunately we all had our Rick Steves rain panchos :)
Ingrid is a fan of the movie Euro Trip, which I've gathered takes place in Bratslava. Really, that's the only reason we went. Surprisingly, there were some interesting sights including a soviet reconstruction of an ancient castle that burned down in the early 1900s. The city was much different from Vienna. In the ways that Vienna feels classical in a timeless and modern way, Bratslava feels outdated. The Old Town is quite charming with cobble stone streets, and some nicely designed public areas, but the rest of the city that we saw was dark and dreary. To be fair, the day was also dark and dreary. It definitely had a late 1980s, tomorrow land kind of feel though. For the first time I saw the huge soviet style housing blocks and industrial complexes, which will probably be a fixture for the rest of the trip.
yesterday my cousins and I braved the wind and rain to see the small town of Bratislava, which is in Slovakia. All of the public trashcans were over flowing with umbrellas that had been busted by the wind, which made me feel better--not even the locals were prepared for this kind of weather! Fortunately we all had our Rick Steves rain panchos :)
Ingrid is a fan of the movie Euro Trip, which I've gathered takes place in Bratslava. Really, that's the only reason we went. Surprisingly, there were some interesting sights including a soviet reconstruction of an ancient castle that burned down in the early 1900s. The city was much different from Vienna. In the ways that Vienna feels classical in a timeless and modern way, Bratslava feels outdated. The Old Town is quite charming with cobble stone streets, and some nicely designed public areas, but the rest of the city that we saw was dark and dreary. To be fair, the day was also dark and dreary. It definitely had a late 1980s, tomorrow land kind of feel though. For the first time I saw the huge soviet style housing blocks and industrial complexes, which will probably be a fixture for the rest of the trip.
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