This man at work — Čumil — is just as much a symbol of this city as the Castle. 😀
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia. Close to Vienna. Both on the beautiful Danube.
I’d cycled many days along the Danube in 2023.
The best way there is by ferry between Vienna and Bratislava.
I tried and failed to cycle to Devín Castle, from Bratislava. I would have been forced on to a narrow, busy road.
BUT here it is from the ferry.
Most of the tourists in Bratislava come from Czech Republic, Germany, and Austria. It’s mostly ignored by the rest of the world.
We visit the Old Town, admiring historic architecture including baroque palaces.
Bratislava Castle
One of the most prominent structures in the city is Bratislava Castle close to the UFO Bridge.
UFO Bridge
There’s a restaurant up in the UFO. The best vista in town.
Harkening back to the old Soviet Union days there is plenty of what I always refer to as rectal-linear architecture.
The highlight for me was Slavín. A memorial monument and military cemetery remembering thousands of Soviet Army soldiers who fell during World War II while taking over the city in April 1945 from the NAZIs.
There’s more, of course, including a super modern shopping mall.
What REALLY enticed me to go to Bratislava was the CHORS like a hotel hostel.
I was intrigued.
- world’s first NFT hostel
- capsule “apartments”
- art boutique hostel
I never did figure out the NFT angle, BUT this is one fantastic hostel. One of the best I’ve ever encountered out of hundreds.
Clean, roomy, spacious, classy. FAST internet, a rarity in this part of the world.
Not inexpensive for me. 33 euro = USD $35 / night. Plus a high city tax of about $4 / day.
BUT you can pay in Bitcoin, if you like. 😀
Rick McCharles 