Neszmely, a small town in Northern Hungary

Budapest to Bratislava

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July 25th 2011
We had our fingers crossed for a fine day today but when the curtains were drawn back in our hotel room we were greeted with rain again. We hope our lasting impressions of Budapest are not all gloomy. These few days of our trip have been the wettest we have had over a sustained period of time. Had we seen more of the sun we might have felt differently. We leave with memories of wonderful art w ... 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