Bratislava

Left Oetz around 11am and headed to Salzburg. Was still raining but after driving around in circles we found parks, ad a lovely short wander and thought it was a pretty interesting city, with the old castle on the rocky outcrops plus historic buildings and evidence of Mozart and The Sound of Music. We were making good time and nearly at Bratislava, on some back rural road, when we came across a railway line with some temp barriers blocking our way. Mike says' no probs we will just move them" almost got away with it until the distinctive sirens of the Polizei. Had to hand over passports and as the police had no sense of humour it was all we could all do, not to laugh at them. After haggling unsucessfully we had to pay a fine and after ascertaining exactly was it was for it appears some was for unsafe boats. "'catastophe' said the male police officer !!!! the boats were tied on normally and with a front strap so in fact very secure!. We asked for their superiors contact details and Mike is planning to take it further to get our 40 Euros back. Thanks to the GPS we met the man who owns the 2 apartments and with fear and trepidation he opned the heavy looking industrial metal doors. It looked like a warehouse with an old lift with wire gates and the kids kept mentioning the movie "Hostel" Having organised the accommodation and never having been to Brats I was feeling pretty nervous. With great relief the apartments are a little oasis and everyone happy. After the fine, we balanced the budget again eating lunch for dinner - bread rolls and ham etc as the supermarkets had closed. Some of the group got kebabs as there seems to be small takeway places everywhere around us. We are just near the old city so will look foward to an explore tommorrow.
Night for now
Sue