A town gate that the main road passes through on in an Austrian town close to the border with Slovakia

Bratislava

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May 14th 2013
14 May 2013 On its way from Austria to Hungary, the Danube cuts across the corner of Slovakia passing through the capital, Bratislava which strangely is positioned on the national border in the west of the Country. We found a camp site in the city and went into the centre on an antiquated tram. The interesting historic part is quite small, close to the Danube and completely surrounded by mod ... read more

Europe » Slovakia

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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