Bratislava Slovakia
Bratislava Score 7/10
As grim as Bratislava's history maybe, being part of the iron curtain with patrolling guards & dogs and architecture to match, the old town with it's cobbled streets & historic buildings came alive with the rows of candy cane striped Christmas stalls loaded with their Christmas wares.
We started with a white wine punch before moving onto a Christmas rum punch. Up to this point we hadn't tried the hot white wine but it was surprisingly good although I admit it doesn't sound appealing. The Christmas rum was nicely spiced and great for warming up cold fingers & body. There was a really good variety of hot alcohol here like Rose or plum mulled wine, ginger punch with lemon & honey for those with a cold, lavender punch with blueberry, Elderflower punch with mint, Mojito punch & for those who like tea there was a fruit tea. The vats were mainly stainless steel & the glasses were plastic with pictures of Bratislava on them so while not great they still have a souvenir value. There was a good atmosphere and plenty of food stalls selling black pudding, sausages, potato cake and crepes with all sorts of fillings such as sauerkraut or goose fat or even liver! There were lots of tables to lean against as you sip your hot wine and munch on whatever food you have selected. The pastry crescents are filled with either a walnut or poppy paste. The shape is meant to represent the defeat of the Turks. The cream cheese strudel with cherry was particularly delicious as was their version of the chimney cake.
As grim as Bratislava's history maybe, being part of the iron curtain with patrolling guards & dogs and architecture to match, the old town with it's cobbled streets & historic buildings came alive with the rows of candy cane striped Christmas stalls loaded with their Christmas wares.
We started with a white wine punch before moving onto a Christmas rum punch. Up to this point we hadn't tried the hot white wine but it was surprisingly good although I admit it doesn't sound appealing. The Christmas rum was nicely spiced and great for warming up cold fingers & body. There was a really good variety of hot alcohol here like Rose or plum mulled wine, ginger punch with lemon & honey for those with a cold, lavender punch with blueberry, Elderflower punch with mint, Mojito punch & for those who like tea there was a fruit tea. The vats were mainly stainless steel & the glasses were plastic with pictures of Bratislava on them so while not great they still have a souvenir value. There was a good atmosphere and plenty of food stalls selling black pudding, sausages, potato cake and crepes with all sorts of fillings such as sauerkraut or goose fat or even liver! There were lots of tables to lean against as you sip your hot wine and munch on whatever food you have selected. The pastry crescents are filled with either a walnut or poppy paste. The shape is meant to represent the defeat of the Turks. The cream cheese strudel with cherry was particularly delicious as was their version of the chimney cake.
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