Trip to Slovakia
16.8.19 From Budapest, our next journey was to Slovakia, a landlocked country in Central Europe which used to be a part of Czechoslovakia. It was a 2-hour long drive to Bratislava, the capital and largest city of the nation. Since dusk was falling rapidly by the time we had arrived, we did not have much time to visit any monuments, so we enjoyed the pool facilities at the hotel and grabbed dinner from a nearby restaurant. 17.8.19 Waking up early in the morning, we went to a nearby cafe for breakfast. Outside the cafe The first place we visited that morning was the Bratislava Castle. It was built in the 9th century and has been modified many times, this 4 towered castle sits perched on a hill overlooking the Danube River. The Bratislava Castle View from the castle From the castle, we went to the Old Town Hall which is a complex of buildings from the 14th century in the old town of Bratislava. Old Town Hall We walked around the old town which is...