Bratislava Exploration

Today was pretty much wash, rinse, repeat of yesterday minus the nap. I didn’t need a nap because I got 7 whole hours of sleep last night!! I don’t usually get that at home so it was a special treat.

I was in no hurry to get out of the house so I had a leisurely continental breakfast and hung out around the house until mid-morning. Then I headed out of Old Town to see the Church of St. Elizabeth about 15 minutes from here.

For obvious reasons, this is more commonly called The Blue Church.
The beautiful medallion on the front of the church. I assume it’s the image of St. Elizabeth.

This was just a pass-by as the church isn’t open to tourists. But I did manage to peak inside through the glass on the front door.

The blue is carried on the inside as well. It looks like a really pretty church.

I only walked another 10-15 minutes before getting to Eurovea, a large mall on the river.

Not sure what the statues were all about but they looked like they were from the 18th century.

I had forgotten a couple of sundries (one at home and one in Budapest) so this was a convenient place to pick up replacements. Besides, it was a warm place to walk for a little while. In fact, I got so warm I had to shed one of my layers.

The place was pretty big, several blocks long and 3 levels high.

I read that there was another Christmas market here and I stumbled into it when I walked down the wrong wing to exit the mall after finishing my shopping.

There was a carousal and 6 booths, so a very small market.

Three of the booths were hot drinks and three were food. I decided to finally try a giant sausage. I liked this one because it didn’t have a ginormous bun. It was served cut up on a plate… much less filling.

I thought it might be very spicy but it wasn’t. There was an interesting flavor and, because of the slightly orange color, I think it might have been paprika. Later I saw a different booth with blood sausage. Since I don’t even want to think about eating anything with “blood” in the name, I’m going with paprika.

After lunch I followed the river back to familiar territory. It was much colder on this part of the walk and I wished I had my long sleeved silk undershirt back on. Luckily it was only about 15 minutes before I got away from the river so it didn’t last too long.

A walk on the embarcadero of the Danube River.

When I got closer to Old Town, I found yet another market, this one several blocks long, but like the others it was mostly food and drink.

There was another giant tree.

This was the first market I saw wood crafts. I didn’t buy anything because I am now a woodcrafter myself.

I’m going to show the guys in the shop this picture. I would love to be able to make the small trivets with some of my scrap wood. I wonder how I would clamp it together to set the glue? Hmmm.

Then it was back to Old Town and my flat where I did one last quick load of clothes. There wasn’t much, just a few things I had worn since I did a load on Sunday. But since I won’t have another washer until I get to Brussels next week, I thought I’d wash what I had. I found the 20-minute cycle so it was a quick load this time. Hopefully, clothes will have time to dry before I pack up in the morning.

It’s been a wonderful 3 days in Bratislava. It’s a new city for me and it was fun place to explore. It’s much smaller than Budapest so it’s very walkable.

Friendly greeter at the “Original Slovakia Restaurant” just around the corner from the Main Square.

I’ve enjoyed the Christmas markets but have had more sweets in the last week than I usually eat in months.

These look pretty good.

I bought a cherry strudel for tonight after my pasta dinner. I can’t wait to try it.

This is a much smaller piece than some of them I’ve seen.

I just love all the old building with beautiful steeples.

I don’t know what building this is but I saw it this morning on my way to the Blue Church.

Tomorrow I head to Vienna, only about an hour away by train. I haven’t been there in 40 years so I’m very excited to see it again. They’re supposed to have one of the best Christmas Markets in Europe. I can’t wait!

Talk to you from Austria.

2 thoughts on “Bratislava Exploration”

  1. Good move skipping the blood sausage! Those wood rivets are really cool and I am sure you can dup.icate in the wood shop here!

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    1. When I get back I’m in the bowl class. After that I’ll see if I can figure out how to make some of the stuff I saw at the market. It’s the clamping part I’m not sure about but I know one of the guys will be able to help me.

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