Day Trip Bratislava

So rather than sit around Vienna during weekends I decided to seize my time here in Vienna. That is why just over a week ago I hopped on a train for an hour or so and rode to nearby Slovakia. I figured it would be interesting to see Bratislava. I did not make any formal plans, nor did I have anyone to go with, or even a map to go off of. I was truly flying by the seat of my pants. when I arrived in Bratislava I figured I might as well just wander. Hopefully I would find a street that made its way into the city center. I guess it was my lucky day because I found one relatively quickly. After a long trudge through the now deepening snow in my regular tennis shoes (I was very prepared) I made it to the city center and saw a castle of the hilltop, Hrad. What a good place to start. The wall and grounds where quite nice, but the interior simply felt off. Everything felt too modern. It wasn't until I got to the last room of the exhibit did I find out that a series of fires had destroyed the complex and everything was relatively new. Thankfully everything is relatively nearby in Bratislava, so I made my way to St. Martins Cathedral. A good place to sit, collect my thoughts, and figure out where I would head next. I made my way around, checking out the working man statue, and then making my way to Michael's Gate. That was a much more intriguing museum. After some more wandering around the city looking around it was time to start heading back to the train station. With the weather and being winter, the day was quite short and I had a long walk ahead of me still. Shortly after, I was on the train and back to Vienna. A nice little adventure to add to my experience.