Bratislava and off to Budapest

Arriving in Bratislava we awoke to a beautiful morning.  The ship was parked in the docks by town, so we didn't have to take buses or the choo-choo train into town.  Bratislava is the capitol of Slovakia and is often referred to the "Beauty on the Danube" because it has been influenced by so many people of different religions and nations. In 1993 the Slovak Republic was formed and foreign investments moved in and put the city on the map.
Another piece of trivia, the 3 capitols of 3 different countries are in a triangle and close proximity to each other- Vienna, Bratislava and Budapest. ( Less than 3 hours time driving)

Bratislava repainted many of their buildings in an effort to shed the greyness of the Communist era. To lighten the mood quirky statues are placed in the historic center, such as:

CUMIL- is he resting or looking up skirts?

Napoleon's Soldier

After a quick lunch on the plaza we went to the SKY Bar which is next door the US EMBASSY and a beautiful view of the city. They have also built a beautiful modern shopping center on the Danube which is filled with all the stores and more statues.

Off to Budapest and the last lock of our cruise.  Unfortunately we missed this one because we went through it in the middle of the night.  Suppose to be biggest we did, close to 100 feet.