well hello hello guys. new city, new destination. where are we? bratislava, slovakia (slovensko). we sure are. most people only come here on a day trip becausethis city is one hour away from vienna. yeah. however, we have booked ourselves in bratislavafor a full week. so we've been enjoying this beautiful cityand in this video we're going to show you
guys 10 things to do in bratislava. so let's get started. let's go. our first stop was devin castle (hrad devãn- devãnsky), which is located in devin, a borough of bratislava. this is the one attraction we visited thatwas a little further from the old town - a 30-minute bus ride to be precise - but itwas worth it. so guys we have arrived. there we have devin castle up on a hill.
what do you think sam? it looks impressive we just have to climbup it now. oh yeah. so we now have our tickets in hand. it was 4 euros per person. cash only. um, and yeah now we're walking up a hill towardsthe castle and they have lots of animals. look. a donkey friend.
hey donkey. hello donkey. donkey says hi. who else? there is lots of sheep up ahead. and yeah, let's see who else we can meet. devin castle is a ruined castle that sitson slovak territory at the confluence of the danube and morava rivers. you can see austria just across the river,and on a clear day, as far as hungary.
and at the top of the castle it would appearthere is a small exhibition. well hello hello there. we are in between castle visits. we just finished visiting devin castle. next up is bratislava castle (bratislavskã½hrad) but first we need lunch. what is the plan? well, we've worked up a ridiculous appetitedoing all of that walking so we are just going to try to find somewhere to eat nearby thisnew castle so we're just wandering around and we're going to hopefully find a placereally soon.
more slovak food. yes. we ate at a restaurant called “modra hviezdaâ€which is located at the base of bratislava castle. the back of the restaurant feels a bit likea cave, so it was super cozy, but most importantly, the food was wonderful! oh my goodness a behemoth of a portion showedup at the table. i was expecting you know like little porkmedallions. something small.
and instead i have this giant pork chop coveredin like crushed walnuts and it comes with a honey mustard sauce (braväovã¡ kotleta)and i also have roasted potatoes. oh, this is huge. my goodness. so good. let's try to dig in. i think i'm going to like cut off a smallerpiece so it is more manageable. oh my gosh i can't believe how thick thatis. and that is not even a small piece there.
you probably have to cut that again. little bit of that. get it in the sauce. some walnuts. take it for a swim. mmmm. wow. pork and honey mustard. haha.
that is amazing. is it good? this was listed under the traditional dishessection. yep. so really happy to be trying this. and this is your main. yeah, tell us a little bit about it. so my traditional like slovak main over hereis basically it is rabbit leg (krã¡lik na å ampiåˆã³noch).
and then on this part this side i don't knowif you can see we've got wild mushrooms. in a wine sauce. and then we have dumplings. mmmhmm. some potato dumplings. potato dumplings and these are thick and heavy. they look like little pancakes. yeah, they do. i'm going to grab a bit of that.
and sam chose this just because he read redwine sauce and was like yeah. give me the wine sauce. so i'm getting a little bit of that and alittle bit of the dumpling so i've got a little bit of everything going on. oh man. i love that. alright, so dessert has arrived and once againit looks completely different from what i was expecting. we ordered poppy seed dumplings so i thoughtmaybe with pierogi filled with poppy seed
but the dumplings it is like this wormy shape. i would say. and then you have poppy seed powder on top. yeah, you've got to really coat them. look at that. i know. they're like little worms. that look so cool. so let's try one.
it kind of reminds me of gnocchi. a little bit. is the poppy seed sweet? that is like mixed in with sugar. that is good. and look it is starting to melt. oh. get in there. that is pretty nice.
is it a hot dessert? it is served warm. what is this here? it is just more noodles in there. i've never had anything like this. me neither. this is like the base for it like the dumplingyou could use it for something savory or something sweet. it just depends on what you add on top really.
i have a feeling i'm going to have like blackstuff all over my face afterwards. you're doing alright. i'm going to be speaking like this. so time to wrap that up. that was not a cheap meal. it was 42 euros but oh it was good. it was just like gourmet food. with bellies full, we began the slow climbtowards bratislava castle. built in the 9th century and modified overthe centuries many times over, this 4-towered
castle sits perched on a hill overlookingthe danube river. it’s a beautiful walk to reach the castle,and while we personally preferred the ruins of devin castle a bit more, bratislava castleis still a cool spot to visit; you get nice views over the old town (star㩠mesto), plusyou have the slovak national museum and the baroque gardens on the north side of the palace. the following day, we set out to explore theold town (star㩠mesto), but first, we stopped at a cafe for a decadent breakfast. we're at mondieu. yeah, apparently this is one of the best placesto have breakfast here in bratislava.
and cakes. and cakes as well. yeah, they have a great looking cake display. um, yeah they basically have a very i wouldsay very diverse menu. pancakes, french toast, omelets. alright, so the drinks are here and we bothgot the cafe latte macchiato with chocolate. look at this thing of beauty. look at those layers in there. oh my goodness.
i know it is so big. and they've got these cute little sugar packs. it is so big. look at this. urgh. actually i don't even know if we need sugarso i'm going to try it first. i have a feeling we won't. especially me. you may still want some of it.
oh! oh my gosh that is so thick. it almost looks like a milkshake. it kind of is. is it? it is like a warm latte milkshake. like it is so frothy and rich. like the glass is coated in melted milk chocolatebasically. it is amazing.
breakfast is here and it looks amazing. i ordered the scrambled eggs with parmesanand baby spinach. and it is one of those meals that i'm justgoing to have to eat super quickly before it gets cold because it is actually quitequite chilly outside. parmesan mixed in with scrambled eggs. good idea? that was a very good idea indeed. when i saw this on the menu it just lookedso colorful and good. my napkin is blowing off.
so i am getting. i'm basically getting two pieces of toast. one of them has like i guess it would be anoriginal hummus. and this over here is uh beetroot hummus withpomegranate sprinkled on top. so this is definitely not your average slovakbreakfast at all. yeah but i'm going to try some and i wantto make sure i get some of the pomegranate seeds. alright. oh my gosh that is good.
yeah? woah. and since this place specializes in chocolates,cakes and baked goods sam could not resist getting a slice of cheesecake. the fruit cheesecake just looked too goodand it is like time for a bit of confession time. it is actually 12:05 right now. this is about as late of a breakfast as youcan possibly have. because at what time did little prince wakeup?
i stayed up until 3:30 in the morning lastnight. so anyways, he woke-up at like 9:30. eating chocolate and wine so never a goodidea. not a great idea. i had trouble going to sleep. anyways let's try this. cheesecake. he's rolling it around in his tongue. that was a good decision to get this.
so it came to 18 euros total. and i thought that was a really good dealbecause we ended up basically getting three food items, two breakfast mains plus cheesecakeand we got like the two most premium types of coffees on the menu. really fancy. they were the most expensive on the menu andit was well worth it. so yeah, this was just a wonderful place togo. i'd highly recommend coming here. you could come for breakfast, you could alsocome in the middle of the afternoon for a
really nice snack as well. bratislava’s old town (starã© mesto) isvery compact, so it’s easy to explore on foot and cover most of the sights in one day. we went on our own do-it-yourself tour findingall sorts of interesting statues and hitting up a few major landmarks along the way. so next up we're going to visit saint martin'scathedral (katedrã¡la svã¤tã©ho martina) and we've been seeing it from the exterior. like every single day. yeah, every single day and last night i sawit from the ufo.
like way up there. right the bridge. so i had a really good perspective of it. and finally we're actually going to go in. go in. no success. oh ho ho. it is our last day in the city, we left thisto the very last moment and now we can't go in because there is a wedding going on.
oh my gosh. well, so i guess we'll never know what theinterior of the church looks like. well i think congratulations to the brideand groom. congratulations i suppose. whoever they are. and we are now going to visit the blue church(modrã½ kostolãk). i don't know if it looks more like a weddingcake or a gingerbread house but it is all painted blue and it looks like it coveredin frosting so let's go in. the blue church (modrã½ kostolãk) is locatedon bezruäova street, which is about a 10-15
minute walk from the old town. it’s designed in the art nouveau style,and though the church closed when we visited, we were still able to peek through the gates. and much like the eiffel tower when it wasfirst built, locals in bratislava like to say that the best view of their city is fromthe ufo bridge because you can’t see the ufo bridge. but whether it’s architecturally compatibleor not, we can’t deny that you get some amazing views of bratislava, especially ifyou visit as the sun goes down. you can either pay 7 euros and 40 cents tovisit the observation deck, or go to the ufo
bar for sunset drinks. and while you’re down by the danube, youcan either enjoy a stroll along the river, or go on a sightseeing cruise. now for one more restaurant meal that we reallyenjoyed in the city, allow us to introduce you to praå¡nã¡ baå¡ta. this is another cozy restaurant located atbasement level and we had another wonderful meal to share with you guys. so here we go. my main is here and i went for a traditionalslovak dish.
i can't pronounce the name (bryndzovã© haluå¡ky)it is a little too complicated for me but basically it is a potato gnocchi made withslovak sheep's cheese and it also has some bacon on top. this looks really nice. big chunks of bacon on top. they are not skimping out. uh uh. not at all. at all.
that is really good. it is a bit of a salty cheese. so it gives it a bit of seasoning and thebacon is nice and crispy. so yeah if you like strong flavored cheesethis is quite good. sam ordered himself some kind of stuffed potatozucchini pancake. it looks so good. i've just got to show you guys how big thisis. my hand for comparison. like this is big.
it is massive. so do you want to tell us what is in there. so inside we have pork and beef tenderloinin a paprika sauce. oh la lah. and you were going to tell us about outerlayer. yes, so the pancake i already mentioned ismade with potato and zucchini. it has a bit of a darker color. oh, this looks good. kind of already it reminds me of the consistencyof like a porkolt style goulash.
oh my gosh this is going to be good i bet. oooh. what do you think? it is just the dish i was looking for. that meat is so tender and like rich likethe paprika sauce is really flavorful and it sort of like a rich gravy sauce. but what i really like about this too is thepancake compliments it perfectly because there is obviously a lot of zucchini put in there. it gives it a little bit of extra juiciness.
okay which is so cool. so that was 35 euros. that included two glasses of wine. one appetizer. two mains and a dessert to share. so yeah, it wasn't a cheap meal but we knewthat going in. we wanted something that was really good qualityand we sure got that here. portions were generous too and just everythingwas delicious. there wasn't anything that we ordered thatwe didn't love.
it is hockey night in slovakia (slovensko)so we're going to catch a tram and we're going to go to a professional khl game (hc slovanbratislava - hokejovã½ klub slovan bratislava). that is the kontinental hockey league. what is khl? it is basically like a russian and europeanleague. and it is probably the second best leaguein the whole world behind the nhl so it is going to be really good hockey and i'm pumpedto go watch a game. it is time for sam's special speech abouthockey. i want to give a shout out to one of my favoriteslovak players of all time.
uh huh. in fact, he may be one of the greatest ever. marian hossa. he's just retiring this year and he playedfor the chicago blackhawks my favorite team. your favorite team. my favorite team. and had he not joined the team i don't thinkthey would have won those 3 stanley cups that have recently. he was that good of a player.
and he's one of only 2 players from slovakia(slovensko) that have broken a 1000 points in the nhl and in my opinion he's the bestplayer ever from this country. so a big shoutout to him. hope he has a good retirement. lastly, transportation in bratislava is supercheap and affordable. they sell timed tickets, so you pay basedon how long you’re travelling for. the cheapest tickets were for a 15-minuteride at 70 cents and went up from there. and that’s a wrap for our trip to bratislava. while we can see the appeal of doing thisas a day trip from vienna, we loved having
the extra time to really enjoy the city, tryout some great restaurants, and make it to some of the further attractions like devincastle. if you have a few days to spare, this is agreat little capital to visit. now you guys know the drill; if there areany other things to do in bratislava that we may have missed, feel free to share yoursuggestions with fellow travellers in the comments below. wishing you happy travels and until next time!