BRATISLAVA

Note. I forgot to explain the 3 Avalon Cruise ships tied up together photo yesturday.
They do this when berthing space is limited. Ours is the outside boat this time. We couldn't open our blinds because we'd be looking into our neighbours' room. Anyway, to board our ship, there is a wee Bridge between 1 and 2, then another between 2 and 3. The ships are right up next to each other, so moving between is hardly noticeable. Thought you'd be interested. 😁 We have 132 passengers. American and Canadian are the biggest number. 15 from the UK, then a mix of Phillipino Australian kiwis and Singapore, india, Malaysia. I think that's all the countries represented. What a beautiful suprise welcomed us when I opened the curtains this morning. Sunshine. A great start to the day. And that odd looking flying saucer dominated the view out our window. It's actually a public restaurant observation tower. Usual start to the day setting off on our walking tour of the old city centre at 9am. Don't let the sun fool you it was freezing. Probably 1 degree. The route we took was all pedestrian zoned and fairly quiet just a few tour groups like ours. Great for taking pictures.
It was a different story when Leah and I went back this afternoon to visit the markets. It was 'crowd crush' and difficult to move. 😵‍💫 we heard some stories from the time of the Nazis and saw a monument in remembering of the thousands of Jews from the area who were killed. Visited the Cathedral. (Every town has one!!!) Saw a cannonball stuck in a building. About 12 around the town apparently. This afternoon we came across a stage where some children were about to perform so we hung about to watch for a bit. Tonight was a gala farewell celebration dinner. The meal was a bit special eg lobster tail entre, but we also got to acknowledge the crew. It was all very nice. I might include some photoes a separate post. Photo 4 is Hans Christian Anderson. Photo 21 is the Jewish Memorial. 22 is the synagogue that was demolished so the bridge could be built. Note the labels of the goods in the sacks photo 18Read more