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Bratislava blows

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December 31st 2006
Being sick sucks. We had a single full day here, which i spent in bed. I ventured out once at night to get food, it was quite scary. Speedy and Captain CB tell me the locals here are nice, real nice. The next morning, New Years eve, we boarded a train to Prague to party. I was reminded why I like train journeys so much as we glided peacefully through the snowtouched countryside to our destinatio ... 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