Bratislava is only about 50km from Vienna, so while the train wasn't very fast, it was a short ride. Arriving in Slovakia we had our first (quick) passport check since arriving at Vienna airport three weeks ago. The woman at the information desk didn't speak much English (and we couldn't speak any Slovak) but we were able to understand her instructions to get to the bus stop and which bus to catch. A few stops later we were dropped off under Nový Most ('New Bridge' formerly the 'Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising'). It was a short walk to our hotel.
Looking back at Nový Most (with its strange UFO-shaped restaurant and nightclub up top) as we drag our bags over to the hotel.
After checking in we had salad for lunch at Café Mayer in Hlavne Namestie, the main square in the old town. We wandered over to the supermarket to buy some bottled water and also two locally produced soft-drinks: Vinea (a grape-based drink which tasted nice) and Kofola (a cola drink which didn't taste so good).
Trying Kofola down by the Danube.
That evening we ventured out of the old town, past the presidential palace to a cheap vegetarian restaurant ('Elixir 14') offering good homestyle Slovakian food.
The main square of the old town, Hlavne Namestie, at night.
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