Friday, December 14, 2018: Bratislava:

            Today was a slow day.  We each had a difficult night sleeping and were therefore late getting up this morning.  Our host went to school with her son and read to his class, so her husband went with us to a nearby restaurant for breakfast.  Most everything, including food, is cheaper here in Slovakia than what we found while we were in Vienna.

            After breakfast we returned to the apartment until it was time to drive to the airport to meet Cherie who was flying in today.  Her plane was a half hour late, but everything went as planned.  It was wonderful to see her again.

After Cherie arrived, we picked up our rental car, as we wanted Cherie registered as one of the drivers.  For lunch, we drove to a nearby shopping mall, after which we returned to the apartment for some much-needed rest and relaxation, until the host family returned from school and work.

            We have a reservation at a local Chinese restaurant for dinner.  Slovakian restaurants require reservations for dinner, and plan for you to have the table for 2 to 2 1/2 hours.   

            We had a lovely meal, and then walked through several Christmas market.  It is a cold night. In fact, it began snowing on our walk back to the apartment.

Bratislava Castle at Night

Carving Pork

Gluhwein and Sweets

Group Photo

Slovakia President's Palace