Dan and Katie

Oh, Brati...

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November 12th 2006
Yesterday some friends of mine and I trekked over to Bratislava (in Slovakia - it is only an hour-long train ride.) It was a nice excursion for nine euros round-trip, and we saw some interesting Soviet Block era buildings... haha, seriously, the skyline is all level. The cube-shaped buildings are just so stereotypical. We went to the castle and looked at the old artifacts and had two amazing meal ... 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