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Mark again, from Bratislava. Chilly again today, but the sun was happening….thank gawd! It sure seemed to brighten everyone’s spirits, especially mine. Spent the morning strolling all over Old Bratislava, which is full of much medieval fun….homes, buildings, churches, squares, a huge castle, microscopic pedestrian ways here and there with no right angles, outdoor cafes pushing Zlaty Bazant by the half-litre (the local 12% brew)—good stuff. Had the goulash for lunch—a little fatty, but tasty! Then it was back to the hotel for a quick nap before the journey to Vienna (only 60km to the west…Judith, stick a pin in that sucka!). Now Vienna is a cool place! Excellent people, very pretty and historic place (roman ruins and all that plus, you know, mozart). Dinner involved more beer (a local Vienna brew of some sort) that helped to wash down the “sausages” (in vienna, if it’s just ’sausages’ in the menu, does that assume it’s Vienna Sausage? I ask because in Paris they have ‘Onion Soup’, but of course what comes is French Onion Soup, so….) and the shnitzelly main course—both of which were quite tasty! Tomorrow it’s supposed to rain, so other than a quick trip to see another cool, old castle about 20km away it’ll be a day to office worky fun, then Monday it’ll be off of the swingin’ Slovakian burgs of Trencin and Zilina!