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Bratislava 2017

10th December

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Part 2 - Bratislava Castle & Cafe Central (Vienna)

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Miche at the cash register museum...

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The gothic 13th century Clarissine Church on the way to the Castle on the hill behind...

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St Martin's Cathedral on the left and the UFO cafe across the bridge...
  
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Bratislava Castle (Bratislavský hrad)

 

After a climb up the hill and a fruitless attempt at entering via the ramparts, we entered the complex by the main gate...

 
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Panorama across the River Danube...
 
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Statue of Svätopluk (reputedly the greatest king of the Great Moravian Empire)...
 
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Looking past the statue to the more residential side of the city across the Danube...
 
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It was cold and very windy on the castle hill, but there were stalls of hearty Slovakian food to warm you up...
 
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Miche and some canon balls; we were pretty much followed around the shop after this...

 
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Castle gates as we left...


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Back in the city, St Michael's Tower as seen from a side street...

 
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Slovakia's most famous statue - Man at Work...

 
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An impressive European Eagle Owl - the red faced guy behind has a beautiful and tiny by comparison Barn Owl on his arm...

 
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Christmas market in Hviezdoslavovo námestie...


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Following a cheese potato crepe (somewhat claggy & bland) we took shelter from the cold in the Beer Palace...

 
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Suitably warmed we returned to the square...


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There had been two cancellations, so we were able to travel back by hydrofoil after all, which was a lot easier than getting the train.

Looking across the Danube by night to the UFO cafe and observation deck...


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Back in Graben in Vienna...


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Cafe Central


Top of our list of cafe wants, was Cafe Central, it has huge queues for tables during the weekend days, but we got in straight away in the evening. Historically it was a haunt of the various philosophers and thinkers of Viennese history (Freud, Trotsky, etc).

Just some of the fine cakes - the Rudi Rentier ones, did look a lot like Dusty Bin...


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Beautiful vaulted ceilings...


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The house Cafe Central Torte...


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Miche with the statue of the famous Viennese writer Peter Altenberg, who 'lived' at Cafe Central...


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Me outside with my reflective laces...

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Cafe Central by night...
 

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Next - Day 4 & 5 - Snowglobes, Cafe Sacher & Vienna by night


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Day 1 - Travel & Salm Bräu
Day 2 - City Wander & Christmas Market
Day 3 - Bratislava & Cafe Central - Part 1
Days 4 & 5 - Snowglobes, Cafe Sacher & Vienna by night