Winter castle

Welcome to Bratislavia!

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December 1st 2003
As you all know it is actually Bratislava. However, lots of people don't know a great deal about the capital of Slovakia. Once you've realised it's a different country from Slovenia then you're well on the way. One person who didn't know (and who really should have known) was a flight attendant on the outward Easyjet flight. After explaining what to do in the event the plane landed on water (e ... read more

Europe » Slovakia

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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