Day 46 - Bratislava ... the Where?!

Until a couple of days ago, I didn't even know about Bratislava. Basically it is 60km east of Vienna and in Slovakia. When I was first planning my trip, I had no idea of what I was doing. I also had no idea on how things worked, how much language would be a barrier and so forth. That is kinda why I went to Paris first cause I could at least get by with my little French and if worse came to worse, head to England or Nice (try to get a better grip with my old house mate).

Eastern Europe was kinda just another step foreign and I didn't know too much about it all (apart from the fact it would be cheaper than Western Europe). So when I got to Vienna and people started talking about Budapest, Krakow, Bratislava etc, I thought I would look into it.

As of May 2004, Aussies no longer needed tourist visas so another obstacle removed. Bratislava being so close to Vienna, I thought what the heck. I'll just slip across the border, it isn't that far and if the shit hits the fan, can always get back to some familiarity with Vienna.

As a side note, I've just found out George W is going to be here next week which may mean some tourist attractions will be closed. Heck, how stupid do I feel - George W's geography might be slightly better than mine :(