City Hostel Rooms

Touchdown at Vienna en route to Bratislava, Slovakia

---

December 28th 2007
Touched down at the Airport, cleared immigrations and collected baggage in a 15-minute period. Flight was full so there was a small crowd gathering near the luggage belts. No problems with baggages though, prompt and efficient. Asked the money changer for recommendations for getting to Bratislava and she commented that it would be good to take the bus instead, a sentiment echoed by the tourist inf ... 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