Bratislava

After Budapest we headed to Bratislava, again by bus, but this time we caught the early morning bus which wasn't too bad. again i didn't have the pleasure of sitting next to any sausage ladies but i did see a guy who resembled David 'Boonie' Boon. we got into town and at first the people at the bus station and had to make another change of currency just to confuse things. and at first the people weren't too friendly, we had to break a note to get a bus and even after buying something the shop keepers were reluctant to give change, (even small change is a note) which was a bit of a pain. finally we got the change and was helped by a old chap that helped us on our way to the hostel.

the hostel is just OK, nothing to rave about. lets just say it has a little bit of 'character'. for instance you have to hold your breath, stick your tongue out of your mouth and face south east just to open the bloody door. i think during the night some people were having a door slamming contest, which was a bit of a nightmare. and the letter 'M' on the keyboard sticks, hence i'm trying to write words without the letter 'm' in it. we're sharing with a couple of guys from Finland, geez there talkative they never shut up blah blah blah! actually they don't talk much at all, even when we try our hardest to get something out of them.
just to feel comfortable about staying in a hostel in eastern Europe some bright spark in the hostel hired the movie 'Hostel' it was so wrong in so many ways, and didn't make me feel comfortable at all, especially with the young Aussie girl found dead in Dubrovnik. by the way everyone at home, I'm fine.

on first impressions of the town, its not much at all, kind of a time warp like your in the late 80's or something (i guess thats what communism will do to you) but then you walk into the old town and its really stunningly beautiful and full of charm. with little cobblestone roads, fountains, little opera house and tree lined streets, and to top it off, the weather was beautiful. the town is like a ying and yang, one part it totally old world complete with fairy tale castle (which was built in something like the 900AD) and the other really boring almost ghetto. we spent a fair bit of in the older area time sitting on the water just enjoying the scenery and checking out the UFO bridge which the town is very proud of and boasts a cafe lounge. it is kind of cool to look at i guess. i reckon the cuisine is really similar to Hungary which isn't a big surprise, something i learnt in Hungary was that Bratislava was originally Hungary's capital before its borders changed.

I have to say i'm getting sick of the usual hostle chat you have with people. you know the one, 'so, where you from?', 'where have you been?', 'where you going?' and i'm not the only one. Josh was saying it would be nice to meet people that were into the same music have a chat about that rather than (add dopey voice when reading this) 'last night i got, like, sooo drunk, i smashed a few cans, it was sick as...' i just dont get that. the 3 of us enjoy a drink, but were not getting so drunk that we havent seen or can't remember a place, like some people. there was one girl who has been here at this hostel for 5 days and still hasn't been outside. we only stayed in Bratislava for a couple of days which was more than enough, i think we could've done it all in one day but we took our time to fill it out. this is where i leave Josh and Kate for a while because i decided to go to Vienna for a few days to check it out. more when i get there. and again don't worry, I'll be fine.