May 15th, morning/early afternoon

I walked around the old town this morning after breakfast. The temperature didn't seem very high so I layered on the clothes only to have to strip and carry two layers by the afternoon when the sun came out. The old town is very pretty and lots of people and tourists were out and about. I looked into a number of churches, went down some very steep steps into a crypt/catacomb, and accidentally found and then walked into the Bratislava City Library. I searched their online catalogue and found that they have 2 copies of mother's translation from English into Slovak of Henry Fielding's Tom Jones, and a 2003 edition of father's Jazyk, kultura a hlbinna psychologia. I had lunch at a place recommended by the hotel and this time instead of English I used my Slovak. I sat in a very pleasant courtyard and had broccoli soup and a pork cutlet with salad. I do wish that Zuzka had been able to come with me, it seems strange to be here more or less on my own what with Marika recovering from surgery and out of commission as a result.

But at least I get to say hello to mother (or at least her statue) every time I go into the old town, it is very close to where I am staying.