Bratislava - SLOVAKIA - Final Day

I almost skipped Bratislava but what a huge mistake that would have been!! As the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava is home to a mere 500,000 people and it has a true small town feeling. Nice old town centre, castles and fortresses in the area, and real cheap and good food, beer and wine! I fell in love with Mr. Vsozlom's soup at the cafe near the old town. He (or his wife actually) makes the best tripe soup (and lentil soup) I have ever tasted. I ended up eating there 3 times!

Spent a few hours at the castle in the small town 30 minutes away from Bratislava, right at the Slovak / Austria border where the Danube river flows real fast!

Nikolai -- the Paris born guy (staying at the same home as me) and is working in Bratislava, took me around town to a nice suburban restaurant where we drank some of that strong eastern euro stuff which are apparently banned in most of the west. Not surprisingly that I can't remember the name of the drink.

I ended off my Bratislava stay with a free concert in the park -- Elton John's "Peach Tree Road" concert which was kindly sponsored by T-Mobile. Nikolai and I had prime spots -- right in front of Sir. Elton, who did many of his big hits including quite a few songs from the new Peach Tree Road album (this was the fifth time I see Mr. Showbiz so he may start to recognize me in the audience). Last time I saw him was just a few months ago in Hong Kong. A very pleasant evening under the stars right on the banks of the Danube river -- thanks to Elton!

...and off to Prague...where I arrived yesterday afternoon. Nice to be back in Prague which I last visited about 11 years ago. Another nice sunny day and I'll report later on whats happening in Prague. On Monday I'm off to Krakow in southern Poland before going to Berlin, Germany and then up to Oslo, Norway a few days later.