Bratislava - Part 6 - Random Photos From Bratislava - Part II.

in #travelfeed4 years ago

I'm back with the rest of my photos I took in Bratislava. If you've missed my posts, please scroll down to find the links to my previous posts.

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Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and having a population of about 430,000, statistically is one of the smaller capitals of Europe.

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This beautiful building gives home to the Slovak Philharmonic Institute.

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The Slovak Philharmonic or Slovak State Philharmonic (Slovenská filharmónia) is a Slovak symphony orchestra based in Bratislava. Founded in 1949, the orchestra has resided since the 1950s in the Baroque era Reduta Bratislava concert hall constructed in 1773. source

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This is the Hotel Savoy and Billa supermarket which i wouldn't recommend. The personnel is rude.

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View of Danube from the UFO bridge.

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Cruise ships and another one for transporting whatever is needed. i wish i knew the name of these but unfortunately I don't.

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Žil Verne, a craft beer pub, looks like it was among the best in Bratislava in 2016. At the time of our visit it was closed, or preparing to open to be precise. I admired it as a pub but as I don't like beer, I wouldn't have visited it anyway.

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This is where things get interesting. The sign says Man At Work.

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Meet Čumil :) He's quite famous, tourists are photographing all the time and you have to be really patient to get the chance to take a photo of him. At the time of my visit, two kids took over the place and their mother wasn't bothered by the 20 people waiting to get a chance to photograph Čumil without the two kids. She thought the kids can monopolize Čumil. I had to crop the photo.

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So, let's see who's Čumil. After looking around the internet I found out he's a worker just getting out of the the manhole. It is believed he just cleaned the manhole or the other explanation is he's there looking under women's skirt :)

The sign saying Man At Work was necessary because poor Čumil has lost his head twice already :D. That's a pedestrian street but cars are going in and out occasionally as there are shops, restaurant's that need supplies. It looks like inattentive drivers ran poor Čumil over, leaving him headless.

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This is not the only funny statue in the city, there's also Schöner Náci, I have posted about him in my first post, here. I was happy to see this funny statues. These can attract people's attention and these days nothing is out of reach, you can research everything and learn about them. Just like I did and found out what they are symbolizing.

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A souvenir shop that offers tourists a lot if you have the money to pay twice the price as usual, unfortunately.

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The Greek Embassy and at the ground floor the famous Kaffee Mayer.

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In the back you can see the Old Town Hall, unfortunately the tent is covering the entrance.

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It dates back to the 14th century.

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The tower of the Old Town Hall was built in 1370, which means it is one of the oldest stone buildings.

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This is the Maximilian fountain, built in 1572 by Andreas Lutringer in Austria, financed by Hungary’s King Maximilian II. It is also known as the Roland’s Fountain. The water tank of the fountain is 9 meter in diameter. The 10.5 meter tall statue is of knight Roland, that's why the name. Knight Roland was the defender of the city but some consider it's Maximilian II.'s statue. Looks like it's not clarified yet and won't be either. Probably there are no written documents left to prove it.

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Schokocafe Maximilian Delikateso. Good thing I didn't go in. you can drink a coffee or a hot chocolate (which I've read is not good at all), but the most interesting is the chocolate they are selling. It's a manufacture where you can buy whatever you desire. These shops are killing my pockets :D.

Stay tuned for my next post.

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Read the first part of my journey here:
Kaffee Mayer In Bratislava And A Slice Of Eszterházi Cake
Bratislava - Part 1 - Hospitality
Bratislava - Part 2 - Where Not To Eat
Bratislava - Part 3 - Multi Music Chopper
Bratislava - Part 4 - The Roat To The Castle
Bratislava - Part 5 - The Castle
Bratislava - Part 6 - Random Photos From Bratislava - Part I.

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