Hola!
Time for another Semana Santa post! Today's entry: the Eastern European city of Bratislava, Slovakia. It is a mere three hour train ride from Budapest, so Rachel and I decided to take a day trip to this beautiful land.
We arrived in the early afternoon, only to realize that 1) the train station is not in the center of town 2) we do not speak Slovak and 3) we were definitely not in Western Europe anymore! As we walked off the train and saw the dilapidated buildings, Rachel and I looked at each other and thought, "So...back to Budapest?"
Soon, however, we heard the pleasant sounds of English! We immediately turned to find the source of the sound and saw that it was coming from another American student looking equally as lost. Rachel and I decided we had nothing to lose, so we approached the young man and introduced ourselves. Turns out, the American (named Mark) was a third-year law student from Massachusetts who was participating in a law competition in Vienna, Austria. He was also on a day trip to lovely town of Bratislava. We immediately bonded over the absurdity of the city and decided to explore Slovakia together.
It took us most of the day to find the beautiful part of Bratislava (Old Town). The rest of the day was spent laughing and making fun of the Eastern European city.
Enjoy the video!
Overall, I actually really enjoyed my day in Bratislava. As much as I joked about being in Slovakia, it turned out to be rather memorable day. Rachel and I made a new friend with Mark (we even hugged when we said goodbye) and we were able to add another country to our list - I'll cheers to that!
Cheers,
Anna
Time for another Semana Santa post! Today's entry: the Eastern European city of Bratislava, Slovakia. It is a mere three hour train ride from Budapest, so Rachel and I decided to take a day trip to this beautiful land.
We arrived in the early afternoon, only to realize that 1) the train station is not in the center of town 2) we do not speak Slovak and 3) we were definitely not in Western Europe anymore! As we walked off the train and saw the dilapidated buildings, Rachel and I looked at each other and thought, "So...back to Budapest?"
Soon, however, we heard the pleasant sounds of English! We immediately turned to find the source of the sound and saw that it was coming from another American student looking equally as lost. Rachel and I decided we had nothing to lose, so we approached the young man and introduced ourselves. Turns out, the American (named Mark) was a third-year law student from Massachusetts who was participating in a law competition in Vienna, Austria. He was also on a day trip to lovely town of Bratislava. We immediately bonded over the absurdity of the city and decided to explore Slovakia together.
It took us most of the day to find the beautiful part of Bratislava (Old Town). The rest of the day was spent laughing and making fun of the Eastern European city.
Enjoy the video!
Overall, I actually really enjoyed my day in Bratislava. As much as I joked about being in Slovakia, it turned out to be rather memorable day. Rachel and I made a new friend with Mark (we even hugged when we said goodbye) and we were able to add another country to our list - I'll cheers to that!
Cheers,
Anna
