Paintings in the window

Bratislava

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August 13th 2007
The next morning we tossed up going to the Sziget Festival again, but making a short trip to Bratislava won out. Bratislava was a huge suprise to both of us. After getting lost on the way from the hostel to the Historic Centre, we were a little dejected until we accidently stumbled into one of the most beautiful old city´s we have ever been to. I was so impressed that I nicknamed it "fairy lan ... read more

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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