Dahlink! How was Bratislava?

It was actually really wet and quite miserable when we arrived, as were we after we missed the tram into the town centre and wandered off to the bus stop. Naturally, on the first rainy day of our trip, we had forgotten to pack our umbrella. We eventually jumped on a bus, any bus that was travelling in the right direction!

When we arrived in the centre, we wondered whether we had arrived on some obscure festival day (this has happened on several occasions in several different places) as all the shops were closed and there were hardly any people around at all.

We spent part of the afternoon in the Milan Dobeš Museum. The museum is housed in a very cute14th century residential building in the old town centre and is interesting in its own right, whether you like the art on display or not.

Dobeš is a Slovak son and the museum celebrates his work (over 4 floors) alongside works of other artists (including Bridget Riley and Victor Vasarely). The exhibition was good fun.

Below are pix of the main street while waiting for the tram to the station at 6pm. The place was so quiet as to make it almost surreal.