Bratislava

This weekend I went with my Rotary club and Rebeca to Bratislava. We left Friday morning to fly from the Charleroi airport with RyanAir. We got in during the afternoon, settled into the hotel, then did a tram tour of the city. We visited Bratislava Castle which overlooks the city and is used for presidential meetings, a large Baroque-style church, and other important sites of the city. Then it was quickly back to the hotel before eating at a Slovakian restaurant set in an old wine cellar. There I had some absolutely amazing duck.
I watched television with Rebeca that night before turning in.
Saturday morning we ate continental breakfast at our hotel, and then we all got onto the bus to go the the Devín Castle outside the city. Here there were ruins of a rather extraordinary castle literally built into the side on a mountain. Though we couldn't enter much of the ruins, we read about tunnels inside the mountain carved out in order to connect the rooms. Afterwards we went back into the city center for a tour of the Royal Palace before lunch in the city, where I ate roasted goose with potato crêpes for the first time. That afternoon we just toured the city, went to the Blue Church, took more pictures, and had a bit of free time before dinner at an Argentinean restaurant downtown. Afterwards I slept well having had a very long but enjoyable day.
Sunday morning we left after continental breakfast to a Slovakian porcelain and earthenware furnace, where we saw people make traditional pottery, ornaments, and dishes. Next we visited a few small villages, took pictures, and went for lunch where we had lamb and rice. The afternoon consisted of a visit the the Red Stone Castle before dinner at a small village restaurant. There I had goose pâté with crêpes as well as roasted goose with crêpes again. There were lots of geese and crêpes to be had this weekend.
Monday morning we ate a big breakfast at the hotel. There was a quick city tour round two in which we tried to visit the city cathedral (but it was closed) and went for last minute souvenir shopping. I took the last chance to snap some good city shots. We took our bus back to the airport at noon, and took our flight at two.
It was a quite enjoyable weekend, and I will have the photos up soon, so if you read this now,  check it again within the next few days, and hopefully I will have posted a link with all the photos.
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Noah