Having arrived just after 8am and managing to get lost trying to find the hotel - quite an achievement given that Bratislava is not very big, we spent a good day waking around and visiting the city - spying out the key statues around the city
- the workman in his manhole
- the photographer snooping at Paparazzi- the Dandy with his top hat
- the French man
- the Kids' postbox
We also managed to squeeze in a visit to walk round the outside of the castle which is deep in restoration as well as the Primatial palace and its hall of Mirrors, where Napolean and Francis I signed the treaty of Pressburg in 1805.It really is a great little city with some wonderful architecture, some great examples of Communist building like the New Bridge with its UFO and some great restaurants.
The Old City walls are still visible in a number of parts of the city and must have been an imposing obstacle to anyone trying to get in, which I suppose is the idea behind them - unfortunately only one of the old city gateways still exists.
The old city centre itself is a UNESCO World Heritage with lots of cobbled streets, low buildings and ornate decorations - Katy also managed to find the narrowest house in Europe - only slightly bigger than her armspan - worryingly enough, it contains as a kebab house so customers cant eat too much or they will never get out the door again.
Our B and B was top notch and well worth a booking should you ever be in town whilst the 3 Musketeer themed restaurant was a great place for dinner.
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