Arrival
After arriving in Vienna, we look for our designated taxi driver whom I ordered via Internet from Bratislava. A mafia looking man with my name written on paper, we approach him and directly realized we are not able to communicate with him. An eye opener that a different language is spoken and life is not gonna be that easy. We relayed that we want to pass by a supermarket. A shrug on his shoulders.
We drove. The drive to Bratislava was short. The white castle on the hill at dusk was like a smile saying we are going to enjoy the beauty of Slovakia. The lights of Bratislava gave a twinkle of happiness to those arriving to their city. And with that majestic castle on top, it tells you already that there is so much to see in this “Little big city” as they call Bratislava.
But before we arrive to our apartment, we did stop by a supermarket. Carrefour. As I look for the shopping cart, I realized one needs coins as a deposit to use one. Trying to change my bill with a cashier, a customer offered me a chip. Isn’t that something? Friendliness at the first minute! Wow! It was supposed to be a short trip to buy basic things for breakfast. It took me one hour to find everything. Before you understand that it is milk and not yoghurt on your hand. That it is shampoo and not a dishwashing liquid and so on. And coffee…coffee is instant coffee. A rack full of instant coffee and 3 choices of ground coffee. Hmmm. There goes coffee.
We arrive at our apartment with the nice landlord waiting for us and helping us with our tons of luggage. And as we open the apartment door, voila. A view on the Danube river. Our apartment sits just at the bank of the river. Our very modern apartment fully furnished with a friendly landlord and he did provide us with some drinks and chocolates. As far as I am concerned, we couldn’t have a warmer welcome in a country as Slovakia.
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