Finally here

3 May

By the time we finally arrived in Bratislava it was Monday, 3 May, around 2100 hours. We had a 45 minute car ride from the airport in Vienna which is a little more than 45 km from Bratislava. Along the way we had to cross the border from Austria to Slovakia and slow down to pass by a single car accident. It should be noted it was raining lightly. We did see one motorcycle rider on the way also. Looking at the time it took to get to our destination and the distance traveled, our rate of travel was better than 100 km/h. More like 130-140 km/h.

The driver did a great job providing us with some information on the sites we passed by quickly: windmills, truck stops, the border, and the landmarks of the city of Bratislava. All this while smoking 2 Camels and playing the radio. It was funny to hear the song "Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head" by Burt Bacharach as we made our way to Bratislava. I think it was BJ Thomas singing the version we heard.