Well, well. A little exhausted after a busy day, but this is what I've been up to:

Bratislava

Spent two nights in Bratislava. Cheap but clean accomodation, close enough to the centre of the small Slovakian capital. Really nice town. Spent ages wandering around the old town the first day. After walking up the hill to the castle, which gives a good view as always, one sees the gigantic mass of the SNP most, or the bridge of the slovakian national uprising. A massive communist development, meaning lots of stuff was bulldozed to build it. Beyond that lies the very communist housing estates; time after time, the same tower block is repeated for miles.

Anyway, enough of the tour-guide stuff. That night (the second) was odd. A guy who I think was connected with the place I ate somehow (I'm pretty sure the woman who might have been his wife could have cooked my dinner) started eating beside me, then buying drinks. This happened for a while; quite a laugh trying to be understood.

The day I set off was a Tuesday, so I had to do a quick museum sweep before going, Mondays being museum closing days. Couple of nice little museums, but nothing magical I suppose.

So then I arrived in Budapest, last night. Being tired out from a train ride, and the earlier activity, I didn't do much, except hang around, have dinner, and chat to people. It was good enough though.

Today, however, has been a real tourist trek. Since I left the hostel this morning (09.30), I've been walking around historic places (>3), visiting museums (3), and art galleries (2); it's now 6.30 local time. Phew.