Arriving in Vienna we quickly found our hostel near the railway station, very handy and a nice relaxed place.
By the time we reached Vienna we were at the point where the fact that you are surrounded by beautiful buildings is starting to lose it's novelty value & we enjoyed more laid back approach to sightseeing (hence the lack of photos)
Mel was finally getting over the cold that had been dogging her since Denmark, so we managed to have a few beers with other hostellers.
Side note. in a dorm of 8 people, 5 were Aussies & they all (as well as Mel) lived in Melbourne - coincidence? maybe, either way, poor me!
We did an overnight trip to Bratislava, I'm not exactly sure why Bratislava is known to so many people & why people think they should go there, but it is a bit of a nothing city, quite small, it had a sort of provincial town feel to it. Let's not bag it too much though, it is worthwhile for a stopover if you are passing through.
The best part about Bratislava was the ferry ride back to Vienna, it took a little longer than the train but it took us past a nice old ruined castle that we were too cheap to pay to go see, it dropped us off in the city centre too which was handy.
Back in Vienna we did a bit more sightseeing (read aimless wandering) and ventured back to the hostel for an afternoon lazing in the sun which had finally reappeared.
mel left to go back to Aussie this morning so I'm on my own for a day. Right now I'm sitting in the hostel lounge chilling out before I jump on a train to take me to Split in Croatia where I will meet Gareth for a day.
good times ahead.
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