Bratislava

So when we left the Drop-Dead-Gorgeous city of Budapest, Hungry we headed down the Danube to Bratislava, Slovakia which borders Austria and Hungary.  The city is dominated by a massive square castle.

Just know that everyplace we went we saw castles, cathedrals, castles, cathedrals.

Cool Statue

Slovakia is centuries old. But I

Square castle on a hill.

was surprised when we took a little drive up into the hills there were several, sophisticated,  contemporary style homes.

We saw several people rub or kiss the
head of this guy coming up out of
the sewer before our guide told us not
to touch him because dogs pee on him
all day long. 

From 1968 to 1989 Slovakia was under communist control.  And in 2005 Vladimir Putin and George W. Bush met in Bratislava for a summit.

Bush and Putin, Bratislava, 2005

Dave and Cess, Bratislava, 2015

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