We took a road trip to Bratislava, Slovakia today. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day. We learned a lot about the city from our guide, Katarina. The highlights were driving up to a high point in town to see the Slavin war memorial where over 7000 Soviet unknown soldiers are buried, visiting the Bratislava Castle (once home to Maria Teresa's daughter Maria Christina), and spending time walking through Old Town and eating and shopping in the Christmas Markets. Bratislava's Old Town architecture ranges from Medieval to Neoclassical with much in between. Some of the buildings still have remnants of Renaissance era frescoes on the outside. We saw a building with a cannonball still stick in its walls from Napolean's bombardment in 1809. Around 4pm we left Bratislava via our van, headed back to Budapest and began preparing for the start of the conference tomorrow. Happy Thanksgiving!
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| Soviet memorial to the unknown soldiers, killed in 1944 |
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| Bratislava Castle from afar |
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| Walking through a gate that formerly led to a moat at the Castle |
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| Cannonball fired in 1809 by Napolean's troops |
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| Bratislava Christmas Market |
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| Finishing up in Bratislava |
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