Bratislava

On a free Saturday Ben, Cole, Jackie, and I visited the city of Bratislava, Slovakia. The city is located about an hour and 15 minutes away from Vienna to the east. We took the morning train at 9:20 am and wanted to come back to Vienna the same day at around 10:30 pm.
About a week earlier three guys out of our group visited Bratislava. (Eric, Miles, and Ryan). They were in the city for an entire weekend. They left us instructions on what is worth seeing while there.
When we arrived, we were all positively impressed with the architecture of the city. As we walked towards the old town we encountered a park behind the presidential palace. There was a game competition there, it seemed like half the city was present. Next, we continued walking into the old town enjoying the views, taking pictures, and visiting souvenir shops. Because the guys missed breakfast, we wondered around looking for some traditional Slovakian food. We found a nice place and ordered. We all had some Czech beer and some dinner for breakfast. The guys who came to Bratislava before us were amazed at the beer prices. The cheapest they found was 0.60 Euro for half a liter of beer. We were also on a quest to find beer for 1.00 Euro.
After our break we continued wondering the streets of old town Bratislava. We followed the directions and eventually found Micheal's Church and then the UFO bridge. We decided to cross it and walk on the other side of the Dunaj and then cross at another bridge. We did that and then found a little beach bar, which was also on our list of things to check out. When we crossed the second bridge, we found the city hall, a statue of Stalin, and Maria Theresa. The city was actually full of statues on different topics. We wondered the city streets around the old town and beyond. We found a McDonald's that looked like a five star restaurant. (Which can also be found in Poland). Then we found a bar with beer for 1.00 Euro. Later it turned out that the guys also visited that same place.
After seeing the entire city in one day, we decided to go find our restaurant for dinner. This restaurant was also on our list, the guys found it and said the food was delicious. As we later found out, it was. We all had very good dinners and deserts. At that place we met three British bounty hunters out having dinner. We were all excited to hear English and started a little conversation.
Because we thought that we were gonna miss out train, we took a taxi to the train station. The driver spoke some English and entertained us with a conversation. Or rather Jackie asked many questions about live in Slovakia and taxes. We arrived at the train station and found out that our train was not leaving for another hour. Eventually we arrived in Vienna at around 10:00pm.
At the end of the day, we were all very happy that we took this trip to Bratislava. We were all amazed with its beauty. We were also all excited to take a break from the crowded Vienna. Bratislava is just like Vienna just on a smaller scale and with less people. A place worth visiting !!

German Word: das Gefühl
English: feeling
Sentence: Wir müssen über meine Gefühle reden.