Bratislava: quirky old town statues and crooked cobblestones August 23rd 2013 About an hour's train journey from Vienna we arrive in the capital city of the Slovak Republic. The train station is run down and needs renovation and modernization. We walk to our hotel which is a short walk from the station. The historical old town is about a 15 minute walk and not arduous but dangerous if you don't look down to watch the footpath. The footpaths have been patched and the ... read more
Europe » Slovakia » Bratislava Region » Bratislava 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
I travel with Greg, my husband and when we travel we usually are away from home for 3 months. We started this sort of travel in 2010 when we travelled mainly through Central Europe; in 2011 we traveled for 3 months in Greece (my birth country); in 2012 we travelled in mainly northern Italy and France. This year, 2013 we plan to travel again through Central Europe but perhaps also to Copenhagen and Hungary. We book the first 3 night's accommodation and then travel where the mood takes us.
Planning a new trip for 2016. No tickets booked yet but thinking about flying to Lisbon and leaving from... full info