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2025-07-03

Today I explored Bratislava, some on my own and, since the city’s tour had been short, some with Free Tour Bratislava’s City & Castle Tour. The tour finished at the castle, but we could not go inside due to some special event. The temperature reached 96 ºF today.

The tour company recommends restaurants and other things to do in Bratislava, and I tried their recommendation for ice cream, Luculus, and that was a good recommendation.

At hotel breakfast
At hotel breakfast.
Looked interesting, but it was more like bread than cake.
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav statue
Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav statue.
Čumil Man At Work statue
Čumil Man At Work statue.
Main Square
Main Square.
Schöne Náci statue
Schöne Náci statue.
Napolean’s Soldier statue
Napolean’s Soldier statue.
Planet of Peace Fountain at Grassalkovich Palace
Planet of Peace Fountain at Grassalkovich Palace.
Planet of Peace Fountain at Grassalkovich Palace
Planet of Peace Fountain at Grassalkovich Palace.
Boulevard
Boulevard.
Street
Street.
Street
Street.
Street with view to castle
Street with view to castle.
Cannonball
Cannonball.
Some people think it is fishy that a cannonball is lodged in a wall facing away from the river, and so might have less to do with where the bombardment came from and more to do with the city offering compensation for damaged buildings.
City wall
City wall.
Most SNP (Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising)
Most SNP (Bridge of the Slovak National Uprising).
The saucer-shaped structure at top is called the UFO. The bridge honors the 1944 resistance movement against the Nazis.
Bratislava
Bratislava.
Lots of wind turbines
Lots of wind turbines.
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate.
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate.
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate.
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate.
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate
Bratislava from Michael’s Gate.
Courtyard of Old Town Hall
Courtyard of Old Town Hall.
View from Old Town Hall
View from Old Town Hall.
Door to vault of town archives
Door to vault of town archives.
Town archive drawer behind locked grill
Town archive drawer behind locked grill.
Town archive drawer behind locked grill
Town archive drawer behind locked grill.
1291 Bratislava town charter
1291 Bratislava town charter.
Stollwerck shipping box, circa 1900
Stollwerck shipping box, circa 1900.
Ice pit for food storage
Ice pit for food storage.
Medieval justice information
Medieval justice information.
Dungeon below Old Town Hall
Dungeon below Old Town Hall.
Fountain of Four Peeing Boys
Fountain of Four Peeing Boys.
Fountain of St. George and the (three headed) Dragon
Fountain of St. George and the (three headed) Dragon.
Blue Church (Church of St. Elizabeth)
Blue Church (Church of St. Elizabeth).
Stolperstein (Stumbling Stone)
Stolperstein (Stumbling Stone).
Chocolate and hazelnuts
Chocolate and hazelnuts.

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