Welcome to Bratislava, Slovakia

Following a quiet overnight cruise from Vienna, Rinda arrived in Bratislava … the capital and largest city of the Slovak Republic, and also the fourth largest city on the River Danube.

As night gave way to a colorful sunrise, we enjoyed our breakfast, fueling up for the first included ship’s tour of our river cruise.

By the time daylight broke, Rinda was at its berth at the Propeller … formerly a ferry terminal for the vessels that used to cross from one side of the Danube to the other. The pontoons along the shore were all empty; Rinda was tied up at the one smack dab in front of the main thoroughfare leading into Old Town … a perfect spot from which to launch our walking tour of Bratislava.Read more