Bratislava.Vienna.Prague.
OK, this was a big trip. I went to Bratislava and Vienna with Miklos and his sister Anita, Carmen, and a few Finnish guys. Then did Prague just with Miklos and his sister.
Miklos and I were all prepped for the trip with our 'Prague Look' good and dirty new mustache styles for a weekend.
Bratislava. Oct. 26-27
We landed an awesome deal on bus tickets to Bratislava with a company called Student Agency. For 1700HUF (about $9 CDN) we got a return ticket to/from Bratislava on some super nice buses. Leather seats, english speaking staff, and a good laugh watching the movie Malibou's most Wanted, and free cappucinos or hot chocolate the whole way. sweet.
Got to Bratislava with the Eurotrip 70cents-buys-you-a-kingdom mentality and were sadly dissapointed. Although the hostel was only 11 euro, and we had our own room, food and drink were cheap, but not THAT cheap. Found a good place to eat and had some Slovakian beer. Thenfound a cool lounge/bar and a boat party for the night. There's this one really cool bridge there, that just looks awesome at night. Otherwise not much. Sunday we walked around and up to Bratislava's castle. Group pic! nice views again, not much inside though. and Bratislava's so smallwe bored after a few hours. so took a bus to Vienna.
Vienna. Oct.27-29
We got into Vienna in the afternoon and enjoyed (really really enjoyed) a nice but too short siesta on the way. After finally figuring out the ticket machine- where you can buy anything from metro tickets to bus tickets to train tickets to any city, we hopped on the metro to our hostel. WombatHostel is definately the best hostel I've ever been in. Recommend it. Right near a major metro stop, so clean, huge rooms, nice views, a cool barin the basement, and a 3euro breakfeast, clean towels. To top it off, our 6 person room had it's own bathroom and shower. What a deal for 17 euros.
That night we walked around town and picked up some cheap standing tickets for 3 Euros to an opera Elixir D'amore (yes Millie, in October, whichmeans with your very favourite soprano!). And just 3 rows back from the sitting 157 euro tickets... suckers! (mind you the feet were killing by the endof it. done like a true student. It was good. After we treated ourselves to some cheap street sausage and good Austrian Brew. Later we went out in anarea called the Bermuda Triangle- a bunch of windy streets full of pubs and clubs and sure to get lost on your way out at the end of the night.
Saturday we crawled out of bed and headed off to see a nice big Cathedral in the downtown. One of the biggest I've seen yet! really impressive. Thenwe headed off to check out MOMUK museum of modern art. There was a really cool exhibit by Edwin Wurm, criticizing some modern frame of mind. And my other favourite (and new favourite painter) Franz Gertsch.
http://www.mumok.at/index.php?version=2&cid=277
After, took a tram ride and hung out 6ft away from everyone's good buddy Mozart. And to an enormous cemetary after (about the size of the Viennadowntown core!) where we saw the graves of Brahms, Strauss, Bethoven. Then it was back to the hostel where the canadians met up with the Finns atthe place we all know best - the hostel bar in the basement. We got ourselves a few FREE drinks of Ottakringer and made friends with the bartender.Also met a girl from South-Africa who was travelling from Holland, and she joined us for another night out in Vienna. We all went out around the cornerto no restaurant than Mozart's own (well so it was called anyway) and I had some awesome stuffed Dumplings with saurkraut and good local beer- witha little jagermeister for desert. Then off again to the Bermuda triangle. We had an.... adventurous way home let's say. And made a few friends with some funny locals. and had some good fun watching Mark (Finland) try to do somehungarian folk dancing. by the hotdog stand. Yeah. that was great.
The next morning we were all... hmmm... tired. So thankgod for coffee. and a good breakfast at the hostel. We took an easy stroll around the town, sawsome great museums and statues and hung out at a small place for lunch. Then we were off to the Bus station and Off to Prague!
Prague comming soon!
Miklos and I were all prepped for the trip with our 'Prague Look' good and dirty new mustache styles for a weekend.
Bratislava. Oct. 26-27
We landed an awesome deal on bus tickets to Bratislava with a company called Student Agency. For 1700HUF (about $9 CDN) we got a return ticket to/from Bratislava on some super nice buses. Leather seats, english speaking staff, and a good laugh watching the movie Malibou's most Wanted, and free cappucinos or hot chocolate the whole way. sweet.
Got to Bratislava with the Eurotrip 70cents-buys-you-a-kingdom mentality and were sadly dissapointed. Although the hostel was only 11 euro, and we had our own room, food and drink were cheap, but not THAT cheap. Found a good place to eat and had some Slovakian beer. Thenfound a cool lounge/bar and a boat party for the night. There's this one really cool bridge there, that just looks awesome at night. Otherwise not much. Sunday we walked around and up to Bratislava's castle. Group pic! nice views again, not much inside though. and Bratislava's so smallwe bored after a few hours. so took a bus to Vienna.
Vienna. Oct.27-29
We got into Vienna in the afternoon and enjoyed (really really enjoyed) a nice but too short siesta on the way. After finally figuring out the ticket machine- where you can buy anything from metro tickets to bus tickets to train tickets to any city, we hopped on the metro to our hostel. WombatHostel is definately the best hostel I've ever been in. Recommend it. Right near a major metro stop, so clean, huge rooms, nice views, a cool barin the basement, and a 3euro breakfeast, clean towels. To top it off, our 6 person room had it's own bathroom and shower. What a deal for 17 euros.
That night we walked around town and picked up some cheap standing tickets for 3 Euros to an opera Elixir D'amore (yes Millie, in October, whichmeans with your very favourite soprano!). And just 3 rows back from the sitting 157 euro tickets... suckers! (mind you the feet were killing by the endof it. done like a true student. It was good. After we treated ourselves to some cheap street sausage and good Austrian Brew. Later we went out in anarea called the Bermuda Triangle- a bunch of windy streets full of pubs and clubs and sure to get lost on your way out at the end of the night.
Saturday we crawled out of bed and headed off to see a nice big Cathedral in the downtown. One of the biggest I've seen yet! really impressive. Thenwe headed off to check out MOMUK museum of modern art. There was a really cool exhibit by Edwin Wurm, criticizing some modern frame of mind. And my other favourite (and new favourite painter) Franz Gertsch.
http://www.mumok.at/index.php?version=2&cid=277
After, took a tram ride and hung out 6ft away from everyone's good buddy Mozart. And to an enormous cemetary after (about the size of the Viennadowntown core!) where we saw the graves of Brahms, Strauss, Bethoven. Then it was back to the hostel where the canadians met up with the Finns atthe place we all know best - the hostel bar in the basement. We got ourselves a few FREE drinks of Ottakringer and made friends with the bartender.Also met a girl from South-Africa who was travelling from Holland, and she joined us for another night out in Vienna. We all went out around the cornerto no restaurant than Mozart's own (well so it was called anyway) and I had some awesome stuffed Dumplings with saurkraut and good local beer- witha little jagermeister for desert. Then off again to the Bermuda triangle. We had an.... adventurous way home let's say. And made a few friends with some funny locals. and had some good fun watching Mark (Finland) try to do somehungarian folk dancing. by the hotdog stand. Yeah. that was great.
The next morning we were all... hmmm... tired. So thankgod for coffee. and a good breakfast at the hostel. We took an easy stroll around the town, sawsome great museums and statues and hung out at a small place for lunch. Then we were off to the Bus station and Off to Prague!
Prague comming soon!
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