Bratislava

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This castle is on a hill dominating the city & the Danube. Though there have been fortifications & a castle on this site for a very long time, what you see now, is not that old, it was re-built in 1957. Never mind, it is still  a very pleasant walk up to it.

There is a nice cafe round the side of the Castle with the  best views of the city.

One of my earliest memories when I first visited in 1994, was this view of the expanse of identical residential tower-blocks, south of the river. Communist- brutalist architecture at its worst.

The modern bridge over the Danube has a good restaurant on the top.

The same view through the castle's railings, over the Danube.

A quaint, rambling museum.

One of the internal courtyards of the museum complex, part of the old Town Hall.

The last remaining medieval gateway into the city. It was largely rebuilt in the C18. If you don't have a head for heights, don't climb up it - the rickety railings on top would not pass most Health & Safety checks! However the views are splendid.

This small cathedral has a lot of history associated with it. The Hapsburgs used it as their coronation church.

A backpackers dream hotel?

Settlements at Castle Devin date back to 5,000 BC. There is an underground museum showing lots of ancient artefacts.

Karen & Ann on the long steep climb to the castle.

An impressive ruin.

Its strategic importance lies in the fact that it stands at the confluence of the Danube and Morava rivers.

Karen & Ann.