Hi Fans!
So last weekend we headed off to Bratislava which is the capital of Slovakia for all of those who don't know. I arranged a tour for the Saturday which worked out really well as there was no one else booked so we had a driver and a tour guide all to ourselves! Apparently only crazy people go in seasons other than summer. haha.
First we went off to a pottery workshop where they make traditional Slovak pottery. It was really quite interesting and the lady demonstrated everything to us including the hand painting. She only spoke Slovak so the whole thing was translated by our guide.
After that we went to Cerveny Kamen Castle which had an amazing collection of really well preserved furniture and weapons. Again the tour was only in Slovak so our guide translated (i think she'd been there a quite a few times before). It was absolutely freezing in there and i think living in a castle would be completely overrated if it was in Eastern Europe. They had some big heater things, but still!
Anyway, next we grabbed a 83cent(!) hot dog from the cafe along with the local Czech/Slovak Cola. It was really nice and I'd happily drink it over coke any day.
So last weekend we headed off to Bratislava which is the capital of Slovakia for all of those who don't know. I arranged a tour for the Saturday which worked out really well as there was no one else booked so we had a driver and a tour guide all to ourselves! Apparently only crazy people go in seasons other than summer. haha.
First we went off to a pottery workshop where they make traditional Slovak pottery. It was really quite interesting and the lady demonstrated everything to us including the hand painting. She only spoke Slovak so the whole thing was translated by our guide.
After that we went to Cerveny Kamen Castle which had an amazing collection of really well preserved furniture and weapons. Again the tour was only in Slovak so our guide translated (i think she'd been there a quite a few times before). It was absolutely freezing in there and i think living in a castle would be completely overrated if it was in Eastern Europe. They had some big heater things, but still!
Anyway, next we grabbed a 83cent(!) hot dog from the cafe along with the local Czech/Slovak Cola. It was really nice and I'd happily drink it over coke any day.
Next stop was wine tasting in what essentially was a tasting room in someone's house. Nate has posted something about it on his new wine blog (see link on right). We were greeted by the wine maker who took us to see his dog's new puppies. So cute. After that we tasted some of his wines. He had to leave but sent his wife down to entertain us. We got chatting with her (via our guide) and she told us about this plum spirit that Eastern Europeans drink. It's 50% alcohol. Next thing we know she's pouring us (and herself) some from their private collection. It tasted like acid to me, but Nathanael loved it.
Here's a picture of Nate and our guide/translator Susan.
After the tour we got dropped off in the centre and had a wander round the old town. We found a Belgian Beer Cafe with the exact same sign as the one in Perth.
On Sunday we decided to go to Vienna for lunch because we could. It's only an hour away by train. We didn't have much time but we had a quick walk around in the centre and saw some of the amazing architecture. And more horses and carriages than Bruges!
And then it was on to the important stuff...tasting the local delicacies. So of course i had to have a Wiener Schnitzel.
And then the best part of all...Mozart balls!!!
This weekend we're off to Brighton but it looks like the weather is going to be very British:(
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