Friday, September 7, 2007

Once upon a cold, rainy day in Bratislava

Right now it's almost Friday afternoon and it's been raining since Tuesday! Things are wonderful here, regardless!!! Tuesday I bought an "authentic Austrian made" umbrella and it came in very handy. Wednesday morning we got up early and took a train to Bratislava. It was very cold and rainy the whole day! Aparently we're having weather that is very typical to the end of November. Hopefully it'll warm up by next week.


Anyway, In Bratislava we went to Primate's Palace and got to walk around the museum. After that we split up and walked around the town. A few of us went to lunch (the food was really good) and spent approx. 400 crowns each!!! It was crazy. Granted, 1 crown is worth about 4 cents USD, so it wasn't as expensive as it sounds, but it was still pretty bad. When we finished lunch, we went to the Castle and went down into a tunnel to see the castle well. It was definitely cool.
Then we headed down to St. Martin's Cathedral. By the time we got down the hill, we were drenched. the water was pouring down the street and it was more like walking in a stream than anything else.
The church was absolutely beautiful! We also got to go down into the Crypt. It sort of creepy, but really nice and peaceful at the same time. We took some pretty fun pictures down there though...

1 comment:

meagan said...

So cool. I love your burbery umbrella... what a find~ You look very European. I like your hair length too- it makes me want to cut mine:) more importantly- wow! What a great experience; the cathedral, pope, new transportation, living on your own while the fam is in Canada... and to top it all off- great chocolate! Sounds like you are having a great time. I love hearing about your adventures. Be safe and keep posting so I can see what you are upto:)

"My travels led me to where I am today. Sometimes these steps have felt painful, difficult, but led me to greater happiness and opportunities."
- Diana Ross