We flew out of Paris Thursday afternoon to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. We took a bus from the airport to the main rail station and then a cab into the heart of downtown where our hostel was. We checked into the Golden Nugget room at Hostel Vegas, cleaned up a little bit, and set out to find the Slovak Pub. It was a traditionl pub restaurant that was recommended to us by a Slovakian friend at ESCP. We had to wait for a table, as it was exceptionally crowded even at 9pm, but then finally got seated at this massive family-style table in the very back room. We ordered a round of Zlaty Bezant - one of Slovakian's brews - and some traditional Slovak food.
I got something called a Bryndszhovna - a breaded pork chop dish covered with sheep cheese and beets. About ten minutes into our meal, we were joined at our massive table by 16-18 Scotsman on a bachelor party. The bride's brother and father were at our end of the table and made for some hilarious conversation. They also took over buying the beers, which was nice. The waiter would come by and Blair, the brother that was directly next to us, would scream "Hey boy, tirty beers! Tirty!" We knew Slovakia was supposed to be expensive, but we about danced for joy when the bill came and it was 37 euros for three dinner plates and fifteen beers. After dinner, we followed the Scots around (at their request) to a few more bars and then returned to Hostel Vegas for the night.
The next day, we got out and say the city. We were told you could see everything worthwhile of old Bratislava in a day, so that's all we budgeted. We started off first for the Hrad Castle, which dominates the city from its position atop the lone mountain in the cityscape. However, from its position atop the lone mountain, it also gets the coldest winds, which made the 17 degree temperature all the more severe.
The snow on top of the hill and in the castle gardens was amazing and really beautiful though, and Cameron and I enjoyed playing around in it like little kids. Lauren didn't want to get wet and cold, which definately happened to Cameron and I, but I think she missed out. We left the castle about an hour playing in the snow and freezing, found a local Slovakian pizzeria and got lunch. I got a bowl of mushroom soup and a sheep cheese & bacon pizza, all for about 8 euros. After we did another lap of the old city, we went back to the hostel and checked out. We went back to the central station and got on the hour-bus to Vienna. (To be continued...)
We flew out of Paris Thursday afternoon to Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. We took a bus from the airport to the main rail station and then a cab into the heart of downtown where our hostel was. We checked into the Golden Nugget room at Hostel Vegas, cleaned up a little bit, and set out to find the Slovak Pub. It was a traditionl pub restaurant that was recommended to us by a Slovakian friend at ESCP. We had to wait for a table, as it was exceptionally crowded even at 9pm, but then finally got seated at this massive family-style table in the very back room. We ordered a round of Zlaty Bezant - one of Slovakian's brews - and some traditional Slovak food. 
I got something called a Bryndszhovna - a breaded pork chop dish covered with sheep cheese and beets. About ten minutes into our meal, we were joined at our massive table by 16-18 Scotsman on a bachelor party. The bride's brother and father were at our end of the table and made for some hilarious conversation. They also took over buying the beers, which was nice. The waiter would come by and Blair, the brother that was directly next to us, would scream "Hey boy, tirty beers! Tirty!" We knew Slovakia was supposed to be expensive, but we about danced for joy when the bill came and it was 37 euros for three dinner plates and fifteen beers. After dinner, we followed the Scots around (at their request) to a few more bars and then returned to Hostel Vegas for the night.
The next day, we got out and say the city. We were told you could see everything worthwhile of old Bratislava in a day, so that's all we budgeted. We started off first for the Hrad Castle, which dominates the city from its position atop the lone mountain in the cityscape. However, from its position atop the lone mountain, it also gets the coldest winds, which made the 17 degree temperature all the more severe. 
The snow on top of the hill and in the castle gardens was amazing and really beautiful though, and Cameron and I enjoyed playing around in it like little kids. Lauren didn't want to get wet and cold, which definately happened to Cameron and I, but I think she missed out. We left the castle about an hour playing in the snow and freezing, found a local Slovakian pizzeria and got lunch. I got a bowl of mushroom soup and a sheep cheese & bacon pizza, all for about 8 euros. After we did another lap of the old city, we went back to the hostel and checked out. We went back to the central station and got on the hour-bus to Vienna. (To be continued...)
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