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Tuesday, October 05, 2010EUROPE TOUR Part 2The general population of Bratislava are a miserable bunch of pikeys. Unhelpful & a tad confrontational would be the easiest way to describe them. Doris, the little lady who lives in the GPS had difficulty in locating our hotel. I saw a huge 'information' sign on the wall of another hotel, so I made my way in & being polite, first greeted the martyr on reception, then asked if she could direct us to our booked hotel. "This is not information" she spat. Fuckin' funny thinks me, cos yer sign outside says differently! She condescendingly 'informed' me where to locate the 'missing' hotel. It was in a pedestrian only street. As we prepared to enter sed street, a rather aggressive local told us if we entered the street or indeed stayed where we were (temporarily parked on a paved 'space') he would call the police. Welcome to Bratislava! (Fuck you pal!) The only good thing I can say about the place is the local restaurants are dirt cheap & they allow smoking.  Doris - aforementioned little lady who lives in the GPS - took us along this road, stupid bloody bitch.  Thankfully there was enough room to get the bikes around the blockade & we carried on to join the motorway, which would take us to our next destination - Budapest.  As seen from atop the tour bus & taken at speed - Heroes Square    Taken from aboard the tour boat - the rather magnificent Parliament Building.  The throbbing metropolis of Budapest, Hungary. I booked a 2 night stay in Budapest at the   Budapest was great. We did the touristy thing & caught a 'hop on-off' tour bus, which included a trip down the Danube. Pukka! I really enjoyed it, particularly the architecture. Sadly, many buildings are standing empty, thanks to the economic downturn. Alarmingly, the majority of buildings, no matter where they are, are plastered in various forms of graffiti. The food was good. The men had a field day in a particular restaurant that had 87 different kinds of beer available. They gave up after the nth number. I had 3 pints (over 2 nights I might add!) of 'Floris Garden Kriek' which was a rather yummy cherry flavoured beer. Somewhere between Bratislava & Budapest, we stopped by a watering hole, where Mikey made himself at home with a barrel of Jack :-D  Labels: Bratislava, Budapest, Danube, Floris Garden Kriek, Jack Daniels  
I'm the first to admit I have a bloody awful memory, so for the last 2 tours we've done (with friends) I've made an effort to make notes on my trusty DingleBerry. But having said that, I thought I'd do a synopsis of the tour, 'cos otherwise you lot would be yawning.............. Met up with Mikey, Max & TLT in Berlin. Much catching-up over various liquid refreshments. Following morning, load up the bikes & head for Prague.  It rained. It was cold. (bitch moan)  German roads are good. Czech Republic roads suck. Czech Republic is held together by roadworks. Czech Republic is partially owned by Tesco. Their fucking massive advertising boards are a blight on the landscape. Prague was nice, even in the shite weather.  Sadly, Max & TLT had to leave us, as they nutted off to Franfurt to buy a dog.   Wenceslas Square (oh he of the Crimble Carol) Prague, full of dodgy casinos & porn establishments. (There is a Marks & Sparks as well, but it didn't have any crumpets or pork pies. *sigh*) Having watched It was well worth it.    A quick trip to the Harley dealer in Bratislava revealed this sign:  I suspect is was planted by a non- Harley rider who thought he had a sense of humour. Labels: Berlin, Bratislava, Henry-whinge-Cole, Kutna Hora, Prague, Tesco
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