This photo was taken from Austria and you can see the Bratislava castle in the background:
Well, before arriving at the hostel I got lost in Petrzalka, on the other side of the Danube from the old city. This neighborhood is a sea of commie-block and it was very hard to find our way out since we couldnÂ't find any street-names and since all the buildings looked the same:
Finally found our way to the city-center, we are going towards the futuristic-looking (well, at least once it was futuristic) Novy Most bridge:
Bratislava has a street-car system. Notice the lack of car traffic, whether itÂ's in the city center or outside of it:
Now photos of the quain old city-center:
The St. MichaelÂ's gate, once an entrance to the walled city:
The Hlavne Nam:
A street artist imitating the statue next to him:
The Slovak National Theatre:
The Hviezdoslavovo Nam is a very long plaza, that was probably created once the the canal surrounding the cityÂ's wall were filled with hearth:
A modern structure in the city center:
A view of the Danube river from the Novy Most:
St. MartinÂ's Cathedral. This is the church where Hungarian Kings were crowned for many centuries. In fact Bratislava had a large Hungarian as well as Germanic community in the past:
The streets around St. MartinÂ's Cathedral:
The Grassalkovich Palace (the palace of the president):
The contrast between old and new street:
Old:
New:
The view from the hostel (again, notice the contrast between the foreground and the background buildings):
The Kamenne Nam:
The red roofs of Bratislava from the tower of the Old City Hall (I suggest the visit of the municipal museum: nice exhibits, interesting interiors, and the view from this tower is superb):
From the castle looking towards the old city:
Looking towards the sea of commie-blocks in Petrzalka:
From the castle looking towards Austria (all the windmills are already in Austria):
That's all, I hope you enjoyed
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