I probably won't be updating this blogging site every day - only on the days we're travelling, or I have some absolutely fascinating insights to share with you all.
Like today
We slept well last night despite having to switch off the air con because it was drying out Sacha's CPAP machine.
Before bed I'd discovered that our room has the best shower ever, I'm not even going to deduct points for the tiny shower cubicle. What a blast! I might try to steal the hotel plumbing.
Also, the WiFi here is excellent, and there's almost no noise from outside, although I do wish we had bigger windows and a view.
We went up the UFO Tower - it's a restaurant and viewing platform on a 1960s bridge. There's an astonishing view as you might imagine!
After walking along the bank of the Danube, and sitting frequently we decided to get a tram to the city centre. Sacha nearly repeated her Budapest trick of flying the length of the tram, but managed to land with her full weight on the passenger next to where she wanted to sit anyway!
We got off the tram at the correct stop, and I left Sacha sitting while I went to Tesco - as you do.
Then we took a shortish stroll back to the main square by way of an ice cream shop, and a coffee shop, to sit and watch the tourists. I did a drawing
Then it was back to our hotel room to eat the lunch I'd bought in Tesco.
And I've tried Kofola and I'm not impressed.
Some definitions to clear up - mostly from yesterday :
Hbf - this is the German abbreviation for Hauptbahnhof which means 'main railway station'. In Czech & Slovak that's 'Hln' , but I'm not attempting to put down what that stands for.
Memory Foam :is an invention of Satan to deter tourists from sleeping in the summer.
Gnocchi : it's a wheat based pasta-like substance which can be made with all sorts of things including cheese.
Czech, Slovak and Czechoslovakia : people of my generation will remember Czechoslovakia - it split amicably in 1990 into the other two. They speak a similar language, but subtly different. History tells a much more complicated story from the last few centuries, but that'll do for now.
Platenbau or in Slovak 'Panelak' . These are blocks of flats seen across the old Eastern Europe made of prefabricated concrete panels with standard interiors. They were an answer to housing a large number of people quickly & cheaply. At the end (?) of the Cold War they were - in Czechia - sold off to their residents (Im not certain how it worked in Slovakia) with it being assumed they were undesirable investments. The value of the Panelaks has increased greatly since 1990.
Kofola " Czechoslovak version of Coke or Pepsi. A bit more 'herbal' than either.