Trip to Bratislava: Nový Most

From Nový Most to St. Michael's Cathedral

Trinity Plague Column (or Morový trojičný stĺp) from 1713 was built in memory of the people who died of plague (source). It's located very near the New Bridge.

After we finished our tasty meal, but with shockingly bad service on Hviezdoslav square, my girlfriend and I decided to see the New Bridge (Nový Most) and then later move on to see the famous castle above the city. The part of Bratislava here is very close to the Danube, the river that doesn't only flow through Bratislava, but also through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade (all capital cities of European countries). We haven't stayed too long here, because the weather started to become gloomy and it looked like it will rain, but we didn't bring our umbrellas with us. Lucky for us, the rain didn't fall that day and we could still take some nice photos and enjoy the view from the castle hill. Here are some photos of the famous New Bridge:

The Nový Most (or New Bridge) was completed in 1972. It's a so called cable-stayed bridge, because it consists of a column and cables supporting the bridge deck. The bridge is 430.8m long and spanned over the river Danube. It connects the central Bratislava with Petržalka, the biggest borough in Bratislava (and in whole Slovakia), which is famous for being full of paneláks, the ugly concrete prefabricated panel buildings, built during the Czechoslovakian communist era. It's still the largest residential are ever built this way (source).

On top of the Nový Most is a unique restaurant called UFO Restaurant. It's one of the wackiest restaurants in Bratislava. The top is at over 80m and has a nice view of the old center and the castle. But the food is very expensive. From what I read from a tripadvisor.com member Bos, dining for two can cost you over 60€. Here is one of his photos from inside the restaurant.

My girlfriend's camera lens was really great. I could zoom in the observatory on top of the UFO restaurant, which is 95m above the ground. You can even see people taking pics from there. Amazing!

Beautiful, isn't it she?

The famous St. Martin's Cathedral is located nearby. Sadly, it was being renovated, so I couldn't take any good photos. It's the biggest church in Bratislava and one of its landmarks.

More about it here>>

And then we headed uphill to the castle.

We turned left here and slowly walked upwards.

More about the Bratislava Castle and the marvelous view in my next post.

Shocking experience <- BEFORE ✰ NEXT -> St. Martin's Church

[Bratislava map][Slovakia is not Slovenia][All photos by MKL, 2010]