{"id":115,"date":"2007-07-27T23:44:40","date_gmt":"2007-07-27T13:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=115"},"modified":"2007-07-27T23:44:40","modified_gmt":"2007-07-27T13:44:40","slug":"bratislava-european-river-cruise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/european-river-cruise\/bratislava-european-river-cruise","title":{"rendered":"Bratislava &#8211; European River Cruise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>This was a new destination for us and we didn&#8217;t quite know what to expect.\u00a0 Our first visit this morning was at Bratislava Castle which locals call the\u00a0&#8220;upside down table&#8221; due to the four towers. The castle now serves as the seat of the Slovak National Council <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/23552-2\/DSC_0767.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Bratislava Castle\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Bratislava Castle\" \/>and it also houses\u00a0collections of the <em>Slovak National Museum,<\/em> including exhibits of ancient treasures and historical artifacts. Unfortunately, we only had access\u00a0to the castle courtyard (and toilets!), and there\u00a0was really\u00a0nothing of interest to see &#8211; a bit disappointing. Being up on a\u00a0hill, it was a bit chilly in the morning and most of us were ready to head for\u00a0our next destination.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"left\" width=\"85\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/23592-2\/IMG_6556.jpg?resize=85%2C110\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"St Martin's Cathedral\" height=\"110\" style=\"width: 85px; height: 110px\" title=\"St Martin's Cathedral\" \/>The old city centre was much more interesting.\u00a0 An important historical monument is <em>St. Martin&#8217;s Cathedral<\/em> which was consecrated in 1452. In this cathedral 19 coronations took place.\u00a0During your tour, you&#8217;ll see little golden crowns in the pavement. These mark the route that was taken by kings and queens during the coronation procession which\u00a0starts at St. Martin Dom. Another claim to fame for the cathedral was that <em>Beethoven\u2018s Missa Solemnis<\/em> was played for the first time in this church on 13th November 1835.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At No. 10 Panska Street is <em>Mozart House<\/em> (Palffy Palace) . Mozart was only 6 years old when he was invited to give a concert here in 1762. This building is now the Austrian embassy. In <em>Venturska Ulica<\/em> you&#8217;ll also see a plaque commemorating <em>Franz Liszt<\/em>. He <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"3\" align=\"right\" width=\"110\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.travelsignposts.com\/Destination\/d\/23798-2\/IMG_6520.jpg?resize=110%2C85\" hspace=\"3\" alt=\"Sculptures\" height=\"85\" style=\"width: 110px; height: 85px\" title=\"Sculptures\" \/>too gave a concert in Bratislava, at age 9.<\/p>\n<p>Around the city centre, you&#8217;ll see a number of interesting bronze sculptures, one of whom Tony got really friendly with.\u00a0 This one appropriately stands near the Cafe Paparazzi where we stopped for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>Helen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was a new destination for us and we didn&#8217;t quite know what to expect.\u00a0 Our first visit this morning was at Bratislava Castle which locals call the\u00a0&#8220;upside down table&#8221; due to the four towers. 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