Bratislava Sreets

The many faces of Bratislava

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May 31st 2015
Geo: 48.1484, 17.1073The drive from Zakopane to Bratislava was quite spectacular. The journey took us deeper into the Tatra mountains and through parts of the Mala Fatra National Park. At some points it seemed like the densely forested mountains were reaching up from the road at almost a 90 degree angle. At other times the road was more open as we travelled through a wider valley with the mounta ... 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