Last Show

Tonight is the last show of the Trapdoor tour. Luckily, the theater is under a 10 minute walk for me and I bought a ticket. The director said I could get in free but Nicole made me buy a ticket.

So first today, I went to the modern art museum on Heroes Square. No one seems to go there and for good reason. They host only exhibits--there were 3 today, none of which were very good.

Then I decided to go to the top of St. Stephen's. For $2, you can get a whole view of the city. I thought it would be amusing if I had a picture of St. Stephen's from my apartment and then a picture of my apartment from St. Stephen's.  It is very high up there and today is especially windy. I am always terrified of those places so I don't know why I can't resist them. I walked most of the way around and never really identified my apartment--so much for the amusing idea. One American girl was hugging the wall so at least I was brave enough to pass her on the outside.

The cathedral itself is great too. I don't remember being in there before.

The last time I was here, it was the month of October and I had a month-long transportation pass with a passport picture on it. In that month, I think I was stopped twice to have my ticket checked. This time, there are guards to stop everyone at least twice a day. I guess because it's tourist season. They examine my 7 day pass and are so proud of themselves when they say "thank you."

Liszt Square is one of my favorite spots with all its restaurants. I ate lunch there today and they actually brought the heaters back out since it's so cold. I went to the Liszt Museum the last time so I don't need to see it again. There have death casts of his hands and they were huge.  What I didn't know was that he got his start in Bratislava (the most interesting fact in Bratislavan history). He played a concert at age 9 and immediately got sponsors to fund his musical education.  I do understand why he left Bratislava.

I found my Hungarian dessert of choice--sponge cake. It is pieces of chocolate and vanilla sponge cake with vanilla pudding. Covered in the ubiquitous whipped cream with chocolate sauce...just like their coffee.