...And I don't like their strudel

I've had it twice--one apple and one cherry. I ordered it the second time because I thought the first time was lost in translation. In both cases, it was some kind of chocolate cake thing with a grand total of 3 pieces of fruit. Not strudel at all and not very tasty. Tonight at my hotel (I don't dare go out after dark), we had banana splits and that was true to the translation--a banana...split, with a scoop of banana ice cream and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Covered with chocolate and whipped cream. These Eastern Europeans serve whipped cream on everything, but especially coffee. It's difficult to find a plain coffee. In Sibiu, I ordered coffeelatte as  was printed on the sign and they asked me if I wanted milk.

So here's the main square of Bratislava; as main squares of Europe go, not one of the best.  It's small but the building are nice. Plenty of street performers and the usual ice cream stands.

And here is a view of the Danube; I finally got to see it on a mini-train tour of Old Town and the castle. According to tripadvisor, there's no reason to go into the castle. I finally took the mini-train today. I had been trying to book tours with another agency but it turns out, they don't exist any more even though they didn't take down their system that automatically answers your email request and says they'll get back to you. 

I  can now say with confidence that this city is rampant with crime. First, the purse-picking incident and then, as I was walking the 10 miles to my hotel, I saw two politia looking into the empty trunk of a car with a family who had apparently lost all their luggage...as though looking into the empty trunk would provide clues. I did get another nice email from the American Embassy saying they would mail my billfold to me if it ever got turned in. They said while these incidents are common, rarely are American citizens victims of violent crime in Bratislava. The email went on and on and made me wonder how I can get a job living in another country, writing emails to distraught Americans. Bratislava would not be my first choice, though.

BTW, the bridge below is an engineering feat--no pylons in the water. The whole bridge is supported by the cables going into the "ufo" top, which is also a restaurant but tripadvisor says the food isn't very good. Outside of boat trips to and from Vienna, Bratislava seems not to take advantage of their Danube location--no restaurants or boat hotels in the area.