Tasty in Trnava

Thursday's Christi Himmelfahrt holiday gave me a four-day weekend in Bratislava and Vienna - have I mentioned before that they're the two nearest capital cities in the world? Or so I'm told. As well as meeting up with dear friends I haven't seen since August 2005, I spent more than a few korunas on eating and drinking. Čokoláda, my most favourite hot chocolate shop on the planet, served up my favourite drink, Sudanská: melted chocolate, orange pieces, coconut and honey; and in Vienna, the quandary of which cake to choose hit me again at the Aida Konditorei.

A day trip to the country town of Trnava, about an hour by train from Bratislava, was a welcome break from city life. And while the lunch I eventually chose proved quite satisfactory, the menu left a bit to be desired: but if you happen to have tried the Czech rotten cheese, let me know how it tastes.