Random Alley

Burgeoning Bratislava

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July 30th 2006
This is the one stop on my trip that most people say, “Huh? Bratislava? Where’s that?” Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia and a quick hour and a half train ride from Vienna (actually, as I discovered during my travel research, a number of Vienna bound flights land in Bratislava for some reason). Anyway, although not as famous as its former other half (Czech Republic), Slovakia is star ... read more

Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava

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In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following the chaos of World War II, Czechoslovakia became a Communist nation within Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once... ... read more