Wednesday, 27 June 2012

Bratislava or bust

Left Vienna today after 3 great days exploring. Beautiful city but if you were to offer me a ticket to Prague or Vienna, I would take Prague. Just felt very much at home in Prague, loved the labyrinth of pedestrian areas, also think the waterfront was more accessible and attractive. I have done well cycling through Austria, almost perfect conditions and today was no exception. Left the city via parkland and picked up the cycle route that will eventually take me to Budapest on the other side of the Danube. Initially, you follow the river and also observe the naturist sunworshipers for several kilometers. Always a pleasant event observing the female form and this was no different. I then lost the river and around 2 hours later came across Henri's cafe and bar. This is situated on a cycle route and is a wonderful concept. Looking at the waistlines, I would guess that many are very recreational cyclists and that might be stretching a point. I went looking for a coke, but for twice the quantity and 20p more I could get a beer; no contest. This slipped down well and I continued on an excellent path picking up the Danube close to Bratislava. Its pretty wide, moreso than the Tamar and it cetainly isn't blue, not by any stretch, more like the swirling muddy morass that is the River Parrett which lies or runs through Bridgwater and isnt the most scenic piece of river you will ever see.
Bratislava is only 67km from Vienna and I arrived just around lunch. Wow, beautiful city, similar in many respects to Prague, not surprising really, superb historical quarter, the architecture is stunning. Populationwise, its about the size of Bristol, so not that big. What does stand out are the stunning ladies that inhabit this place. Good grief, its a good job that most of the areas I went through were pedestrianised! Bratislava like Prague has a really good feel to it so have billeted in a hostel tonight and will then head for Budapest some 320kms away tomorrow again following the Danube. Should be a cracking run. Beer cheap so no worries here.
Will try and sort the photos out, otherwise cheers for now.

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