Bratislava; Tuesday, 30 July, 2013

There was no comparison between the two night’s sleep. I was woken by my alarm which is a rare occurrence; I’m normally awake long before it goes off.

After a quick breakfast I wandered over into town and caught the bus out along the Danube to Devin Castle to have a look around the ruins. I spent quite a bit longer there than I was expecting to, and I only just caught the bus back into town, avoiding an hours wait for the next one.

I stopped off in town for lunch before walking over to Michaels Gate, the only surviving gate of the old town fortifications. Today it houses a pretty boring exhibition on arms and armaments, but the view from the top of the tower over the old town is pretty good.

I then walked over to the main square to pick up the land-train tour of the old town and after completing that, briskly walked over to the square by the opera house to pick up the company’s other tour up to the castle.

After the tour had finished I stopped for a bit to eat before heading back up to the castle grounds to take in the views as the sun started to set over Bratislava.

I caught the bus back to the hotel and, with the air-con already set, another cold and gloriously comfortable night’s sleep.