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I am in Bratislava, Slovakia today and we are about to start a free walking tour,
which I always like to do whenever I go to a new country.
It gives you a little bit of a sense of the city.
Lets you know where most of the main things are.
And you can sort of orient yourself from there.
So we’re going on a free walking tour, And it will last about two hours, 2 1/2 hours.
And I will get to know a little bit about the city.
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Just behind me you can see the famous “UFO bridge.”
It’s a bit controversial here in Bratislava.
It was built by the communists kind of as a symbol of their "everlasting" empire.
And it’s one of the monuments that’s remained. People here either love it or hate it.
The reason it is so controversial is not just because some people consider it ugly, but
also because of what it took to build it.
It’s built on a bridge, and to build it, they had to actually destroy a lot of Jewish homes
So that is kind of a blight on the history.
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One thing about Bratislava is that it is not a very busy city.
I think most people opt to go to Budapest, Prague, or Vienna,
when I really think they should come here.
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It was an absolutely perfect day here in Bratislava to do the city tour.
I really enjoyed it and I hope you did too.
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Behind me is Saint Martin ’s Church, also known as “coronation church“.
Apparently there is about 8 kg of gold at the top.
Now, I’m not sure if that’s true or not, but probably no one’s ever going up to find out
But as you can see, there is a crown at the top of the church.
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One of the things that you’ll notice about Bratislava is that its a fairly cheap city.
Beer is cheap, coffee is really cheap, food is really cheap, except inside the old city walls.
So if you really want to get something a little more inexpensive then I would suggest taking
your time and getting outside the city walls in some of the restaurants and pubs around there
Obviously the inside of the city walls is a little more touristy so people feel they
can charge a lot more to eat and drink.
So get outside those city walls and you will be able to save a lot of money.
So I’m at a place called Urban House, and they have a selection of pizzas, lots of stuff with meat in it,
which you know I don’t eat, and apparently they have some pretty good beer here too.
I’m going to try one of their ales, I think.
It’s a little hoppy-er - what I like.
Coming to have lunch on a patio in the old town.
I’m going to order a margherita pizza.
And I’m going to have a lager beer, it’s craft beer.
And they assured me that they have five craft beers that are local.
So I’m going to try that.
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Oh yes.
Thank you very much.
The man knows me.
He brought me some hot sauce.
Waiter: This is my really favorite one.
This is really strong for somebody.
Just a taste!
It’s the second hottest.
Oh yeah?
I eat a lot of hot sauce at home.
Let’s see how this tastes.
Oh my God, that’s good!
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Thanks for watching.
It can be a little difficult to do a vlog when you are on a tour.
I don’t even know where my group is right now.
I’m hoping I will run into them a little farther up the road here.