Slovakia: Day 14 - From Liptovsky Mikulas to Bratislava

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 14.

11/8 Day 14: Train from Liptovsky Mikulas to Bratislava. Departed 11.28am and arrived 3.13pm.

Costs
(1) 1 train ticket from Liptovsky Mikulas to Bratislava - EUR14 (including EUR1 for reserved seat with table) from the app
(2) A deck of cards from a gift shop in Liptovsky Mikulas EUR4,90

Accommodation
(1) Airbnb at Bratislava, 3 nights - Apartment EUR272,68 (including Airbnb service fee EUR36,18 and tax EUR31,50) for 3 persons, EUR90,89 per person

Food
(1) Shared french fries on the train - EUR5,50
(2) Late lunch at Slovak Pub, Bratislava - Chicken pörkölt translated as traditional Hungarian style chicken stew with paprika sauce and potato dumplings (halusky) EUR11,90, radler 500ml EUR3
(3) Gelato at Inonni gelato - One scoop with hazelnut flavour EUR3

(4) Drink at Piazza Aperol - Lemonade with cucumber 500ml EUR4,90

(5) Cappucino at Keps Caffeteria EUR2,30

(6) Drink at bar (Stefanka by Pullitzer restaurant) - Lemonade with ginger 500ml EUR6,39 (more expensive than Piazza)

The Story

11082026: Today, we depart Liptovsky Mikulas and our next place is Bratislava, the capital of Slovakia. We checked out and walked towards the train station. On the way, we went through town and bought a deck of cards so that we can play on the train. We usually have playing cards with us whenever we take the train but we forgot this time. We went in and out of a few giftshops and finally found one. 

I bought the train tickets two days earlier from the app as no there are no train counters at Liptovsky Mikulas train station. I booked our seats that has a table so that we can play cards. The train was 10 minutes delayed and arrived at 11.28am. The delay is not as bad as the train in Germany. 

There are food and drinks sold on the train. For coffee, tea and snacks, there is a food cart that comes by occasionally.

Otherwise, one can go to the restaurant carriage. We sat here for a while to have food and my travel companions had beer. We shared a plate of french fries. I was not keen for the food in the menu. 

Slovakia: Day 13 - Chopok (2024m) in the Low Tatras

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 13.

10/8 Day 13: Cable car to Chopok (2024m) in Low Tatras. Short hike around the area.

Costs
(1) 1 bus ticket from Liptovsky Mikulas Tesco bus stop to Demanovska Dolina Jasna - EUR1,70 (from the bus driver)

(2) 1 cable car return ticket from Jasna to Chopok - EUR37
(3) 1 bus ticket from Demanovska Dolina Jasnabus stop to Liptovsky Mikulas Tesco bus stop - EUR1,70 (from the bus driver)

Food
(1) Lunch at Kamenna chata - Ghoulash EUR15

(2) Radler 500ml from Tesco - EUR0,99

(3) Sundae chocolate from McDonalds - EUR2,80

(4) Dinner at Kebab & Pizza - Kebab with salad 400g EUR8,90

The Story

10082026: Today, we will go to the Low Tatras. On hindsight, I should not include too many hiking days in my trip. I wanted to be more in the nature but I overestimated my strength and underestimated my recovery days. I have always known that I don't have strong legs but I thought I was better after exercising in the gym but it turns out not. I write this because instead of hiking to the top in the Low Tatras, we took the cable car instead. 

Breakfast just like yesterday - sandwich, yoghurt and juice at home. Then, we walked to a bus stop near our accommodation so we did not need to walk to the bus station. The bus stop is opposite Tesco supermarket. We bought our bus ticket from the bus driver towards Demanovska Dolina Jasna, the last stop. It is the same bus that we took yesterday to the caves but today, we will ride until the last stop. 

The bus ride took 35 minutes.

We tried to find our way to a hiking path but it was not easy. The start route was closed due to repair works. A police car stopped to help us when the policeman saw us looking lost. 

Slovakia: Day 12 - Demanovska Jaskyna Slobody (Cave of Liberty)

Here is a summary of what is spent on Day 12.

9/8 Day 12: Visit Demanovska Jaskyna Slobody (Cave of Liberty).

Costs
(1) 1 bus ticket from Liptovsky Mikulas bus stop to Demanovska Jaskyna Slobody (Cave of Liberty) - EUR1,60 (from the bus driver)
(2) 1 bus ticket from Demanovska Jaskyna Slobody (Cave of Liberty) bus stop to Liptovsky Mikulas bus stop - EUR1,55 (from the bus driver)

(3) 100-minutes Long Tour for Demanovska Jaskyna Slobody - EUR24

Food
(1) Lunch at Fabrica Bistro - Fish fillet with vegetables EUR14,90, alcohol-free beer EUR3,90, 

(2) Ice-cream at Gelato Dolcino - gelato 2 scoops EUR3 and waffle cone EUR0,40

The Story

09082026: Today, we will visit a cave! Quite excited by it as it something different than being in the mountain. The day started with espresso, and home-prepared sandwich with a boiled egg, yoghurt and apple juice from yesterday's grocery. Good breakfast! There is an expresso machine in the apartment and the host gave us coffee capsules. We bought extra capsules today as we drank espresso in the afternoon too. The provided capsules were sufficient for 2 mornings.

We walked to town to get to the bus station as we will take the bus to visit Demanovska Jaskyna Slobody (Cave of Liberty). We were looking forward to the cave visit as it will be cooling inside. Seems like it is common to have caves in Eastern or Central Europe - Barac caves in Croatia in 2025, and Postojna cave in Slovenia in 2024. The bus station is beside the train station, so it is almost the same place that we were yesterday when we arrived here.

We went through the town center.