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Bratislava - Saturday

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September 8th 2012
On the bus at 8 for the trip to Bratislava. This is the capital of Slovakia (Used to be Czechoslovakia). Bratislava and Vienna are the two closest capital cities in Europe, 60 kl apart . But Bratislava was behind the iron curtain until 1989. We passed through the border gates and could see where the two fences were separated with mines field. Our tour guide told us about when the wall fell ... read more

Europe » Czech Republic

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Following the First World War, the closely related Czechs and Slovaks of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire merged to form Czechoslovakia. During the interwar years, the new country's leaders were frequently preoccupied with meeting the demands of ot... ... read more