Lin Lens's video: Bratislava Slovakia

May 18th 2018 Bratislava is the capital city of Slovakia. It is located in the southwestern of Slovakia, and borders with Austria and Hungary. We parked the car across the city and walked over the bridge to explore. The cityscape of Bratislava is characterised by medieval towers and 20th century buildings. It went through a lot of changes during the construction boom at the start of the 21st century. The city's history has been strongly influenced by people of different nations and religions. It is the political, cultural and economic centre of Slovakia. We had a late lunch at Café Studio. The place was built in 1886 as a textile shop. In the 60s and 70s, it was turned into a music theatre and Opus recording studio. In 2001 it was turned into a café. The interior decorations consist mainly of old vinyl discs and photographs that recall the period when Slovak pop music were at the beginning of their careers. The food we had was Bryndzové halušky and Kapustové strapačky. Really really yummy. We walked around the city for a couple of hours and noticed that the city gets busier in the late afternoon – bars were filled with people drinking and talking, and the younger generation was buzzing the city. A group of (what I suspect was) newly graduates (?) – they had pictures of their faces posted on a piece of cardboard and were walking and cheering around the city asking for money. Another group wandering in black and white were a rugby support group – it seems that the Bratislava rugby will have a tournament the day after. Bratislava Castle To get to the castle we needed (of course) to go uphill. The signboards were pretty clear as long as the beer signs doesn’t lure you into any of the cafés. The main castle of Bratislava consists of 4 towers, one on each corner, and a courtyard. It stands on a hill overlooking the city. It was built in the 9th century and is an agelong symbol of the city. Eleven kings and 8 queens were crowned here in the past. Unfortunately we came after visiting hours so we couldn’t go inside. But everything else is accessible to public, the beautiful garden included. If you are lucky, you may even catch a nice sunset! Cumil Cumil is a statue made of bronze – and he is very famous. He is either resting after a long day cleaning the sewer ooorrr is just looking under women’s skirts. Either way he seems looks relaxed and happy. I could barely get a video of him without people posing behind. First song The first song was the national anthem of Slovak Republic: Nad Tatrou sa blýska - Lightning over the Tatras. It was written by Janko Matúška in 1844 and adopted in 1993.