Bratislava

Bratislava, Slovakia

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March 15th 2007
(June 29 through July 1, 2006) June 29 The morning was rainy, and the ride was slow towards Bratislava. Not much could be seen through the windows of the train and the haziness of the rain. Green fields and not much else. The stops the train made were sporadic and seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. Only one person would get off, and another would get on. We arrived late morning, to the ... 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