The long name for this nation is Slovak Republic. In 1918 the Slovaks joined the closely related Czechs to form Czechoslovakia. Following WWII, Czechoslovakia became a communist nation with the Soviet-ruled Eastern Europe. Soviet influence collapsed in 1989 and Czechoslovakia once more became free. The Slovaks and the Czechs agreed to separate peacefully on January 1, 1993. Bratislava is the capital. The old town was just steps away from the ship and is nearly all a pedestrian zone. This was not my favorite tour and the city seemed to be not as wealthy as other places we visited.
We walked by several embassies and couldn't help but note that the only one fenced in was the U.S. Embassy. It's a terrible burden to be so great and powerful!
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