Nov. 27, 2009I. Absolutely. Love. Bratislava. I definitely claim Slovak blood after seeing this wonderful capital city. Bratislava is a small, quaint city with an infusion of history and culture incredibly rich and the mighty Danube River cutting right through the middle.
Ben and I were lucky to have our own personal tour guide - a friend of mine is in his last year of medical school in Bratislava. Brano's lived in the capital for his entire life, and proved to be a wonderful guide. We walked along the coronation route (marked with crowns in the cobblestone streets and lending its history to the city's nickname, Coronation City) that the monarchs of the Hungarian empire took to the cathedral to be crowned. We also saw iconic statues of "the watcher" and "the paparazzi." After hiking up to the Bratislava castle, Brano bought us hot 
honey wine at the Christmas market in the center of the city that was surprisingly good. We even got to watch the mayor announce the official first lighting of the city Christmas tree! It was a great time, and I would come back to Bratislava in a heartbeat.
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