We took a half day trip up the Danube to Castle Devin. It’s about a two hour boat trip up stream and half hour back on one of the little boats that regularly cruise the river. Castle Devin is set on a cliff at an altitude of 212 meters and sited where the Danube and Morava rivers meet and hasContinue reading “Castle Devin”
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Smurf Church
One of the quirkiest sights in Bratislava is the Church of St. Elizabeth – commonly known as Blue Church. It’s also known as the Smurf Church!!!!! It is a Hungarian Secessionist Catholic church located in the eastern part of the Old Town in Bratislava and is decorated in Art Nouveau style and is astonishingly blue from tiles to pewsContinue reading “Smurf Church”
Bratislava Castle
One of the most prominent structures in the city is Bratislava Castle. Sat 85 metres (279 ft) above the Danube. The “upside down table” as it is affectionately known by locals, is an imposing glaringly white block. You can see it from most places as it looms, in an almost affectionate way, over the town . The castle wasContinue reading “Bratislava Castle”
Central Europe beckons
Hot on the heels of our Malaga holiday we decided to head in completely different direction for our next travel fix. Hence we found ourselves heading to central (almost Eastern) Europe in the shape of Slovakian capital Bratislava and the sprawling beauty of Budapest. Here’s Bratislava as seen from the castle, with the Danube River inContinue reading “Central Europe beckons”
Pueblos Blancos
The white towns of Andalusia, known as Pueblos Blancos are a series of towns and large villages in the northern part of the provinces of Malaga. All of the villages are characterised by bundles of houses with whitewashed walls and red or brown tiled roofs Although we didn’t have time to extensively tour these little hidden gems, weContinue reading “Pueblos Blancos”
Help me Ronda!!!
About an hour and half from Malaga is the incredible town of Ronda. The town is situated in a mountainous area about 750 m above sea level. The Guadalevín River runs through the city, dividing it in two and carving out the steep El Tajo canyon on which the city precariously perches. Hemingway’s novel For WhomContinue reading “Help me Ronda!!!”