Thursday 25 April 2024

It’s glorious today. The sun shines and the weather warms. We give a thought to the ANZACs, and as we make our way down the river we see blue sky

We docked in Bratislava early this morning. Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and is quite delightful.

They say that the locals bathe in beer but we have yet to see any evidence of that. They are hard workers though

We follow the Coronation path, which is marked in brass crowns set into the pavement

Following a coronation, in this Cathedral

the Monarch would walk down this route to be adored by the crowds

Some had to be assisted

We are relieved that we don’t have to order food here because our Slav is a bit rusty

And we would have had to order from this

We made time for a coffee

But not an electric one

Before reboarding the boat, we headed to the Art Gallery, which opened at 10am

Except on a Thursday. When it opens at 12. Our boat departs at 11.30!

But at least we saw that many hands make light work

Proceeding down the Danube, we pass through the largest of all the lochs. It was a 30m drop

We sail for the rest of the day and see the occasional castle, as you do

Budapest tonight