Bratislava - Meat Your Heart Out

Bratislava is the growing capital of Slovakia with a mix of classic architecture blended with modern design. After Slovakia broke away from communism, the government put a renewed focus on investments to create a lively city. The plan worked well as the city has a youthful vibe. The street are filled with university students attending the local schools.

The 'old town' is well maintained with beautiful architecture, cobblestone streets and open squares. This blending of the old and new has created a city on the rise.

Bratislava was a short stopover on the way to Vienna for us. We were for only there for 20 hours but the time was well spent. Of course, most of our memorable travel experiences are centered around eating and Bratislava did not disappoint. We had a delicious (and filling) meal at Mestiansky Pivovar, a restaurant/brewery established in 1752 that was ranked as the #1 place to eat in Bratislava on trip advisor. We must have been really hungry because we went overboard ordering our meal. Our artery clogging menu included an appetizer of wurst (a hot dog with cheese inside) with mustard and potato pancakes, and entrees of pork knuckle and a rack of ribs (which was really two racks of ribs!). It was meat overload and we were not able to finish. That is the type of meal that turns you vegetarian. Even if it did leave me cringing at the thought of eating meat for the next few days, it was really good (and all for 17 euro!).