We crossed another border overnight into Slovakia. It is cool this morning when we wake to 8 degrees. Expected top temperature of 15 degrees. It is still clear and sunny though. Our tour is not until 2 pm in Bratislava so we have a relaxing morning, although we do have to start packing soon.
Around 11 am we have a cooking demonstration on how to make an Apple strudel. The main chef has been entertaining us most nights with presenting his recommendations for the evening meal and after each description he would rub his tummy and say yummy, yummy. At the Apple strudel demonstration he was introduced with the song “Yummy Yummy”! He got a great cheer.
We get held up at a loch for a while, and apparently the police wanted to check all our papers, sounds like more corruption to me. As a result our afternoon tour is put back by 45 minutes. However when we arrive, a Viking ship has taken our dock, which our tour director tells us is illegal and now we have to speak to the authorities to find out where we dock, more delays.
We eventually get off and start our walking tour. Bratislava is an interesting city. Many lovely buildings, statue of Hans Christen Anderson, and plaques on buildings where a 9 year old Beethoven first played a public concert and another where Mozart stayed.
It was quite cool late in the afternoon and we were glad to get back on board. Prior to the captain‘s cocktail party we met up in the Luggs room for a glass of red and a bed photo!
After a lovely meal we go to our last entertainment with Johnathon. He sings some great songs and one from Peter Allen which got all the Aussies singing out loud - I still call Australia home! The majority of those on board are Canadian, with a few from the USA and UK and they were unsure what was going on. Johnathon has a great voice and he sang among others, Nesum Dorma, Time to say goodbye, Joy, Sounds of Silence and Sweet home Alabama. It was a great night.
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