Bratislava, Slovakia
Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and it's a very quick day trip from Vienna. The train ride was an hour and they run every half hour. Ticket price is 14 euros round trip. It's also possible to go by boat. Since it's outside Schengen, there's a passport control as you exit the station. Taking the bus from the train station (line 80, 5 stops, across the main bridge) to the center of town, you see what you'd expect from eastern europe. Old buildings, old cars, graffiti, and trash. But the center of the city is quite nice. It's cleaner, nice cobbled streets, nice shops, but it's not too big. Most people didn't speak english. You can use euros as long as you don't need change. My 50 euro bill was of no use.
There is a big medieval castle within walking distance of the center. It's on the highest hill in an otherwise flat landscape. You get an excellent view of the river and the surroundings to the horizon in every direction. To the east, you can see a massive developement of soviet era concrete high rises, one after another.
There is a big medieval castle within walking distance of the center. It's on the highest hill in an otherwise flat landscape. You get an excellent view of the river and the surroundings to the horizon in every direction. To the east, you can see a massive developement of soviet era concrete high rises, one after another.
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