0 miles on the bike, lots of walking
Our charming hotel is right on a Main Street of old town Bratislava. The down side of this amazing location is that there are a lot of people in the area, and they aren’t all on our same schedule. Unfortunately there were revelers who kept us awake for hours last night. Since we have nowhere we have to be, we took it easy in the morning. After breakfast in our hotel, we did an audio walking tour of old town. We shared ear buds as we have in other cities. A live guide can impart more info, but the phone app is flexible and works great. Bratislava has a long and interesting history as most of the old cities we have visited seem to have.
After our walking tour, we sat around a while, enjoying the down time, then we set out to see more of Bratislava. We walked to a funny little museum near the castle dedicated to optical illusions, fun and different. Then we set out to see the presidential gardens. It was hard to find the entrance, and we traversed underground walkways, busy streets, passed lots of buildings that look run down, lots of graffiti, a fair amount of litter. Vienna also had a lot of graffiti, so maybe this is a big city thing, though here it is even in the old town. Another quirk we’ve noticed in Bratislava is that there are many places advertising Thai massage. Maybe there’s a Thai community here? The presidential gardens were peaceful when we finally located the entrance, then it was back to old town.
We had a glass of wine sitting at an outdoor table at one of the many restaurants that line the streets. We watched the multitude of passers by, trying to guess who was a local, who was a tourist, and where they might be from. As in Czechia, there were a lot of dog walkers, and all ages were represented. Finally we selected a restaurant and went for dinner, then back to our hotel. It was another good day.
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