Tag Archives: Danube
Euro 24 Match Day 8 – Slovakia v Ukraine
Slovakia The country officially came into existence on New Year’s Day 1993 after the amicable split of Czechoslovakia. In July 1992, Slovakia had declared itself a sovereign state and began negotiations with the Czech Republic to disband the country. Independence Day is celebrated on 17th July, the date of the earlier declaration. Vienna is actually […]
Euro 24 Match Day 6 – Germany v Hungary
Fresh from their 5-1 thrashing of Scotland, hosts Germany take on the Magyars who started the tournament with a 3-1 defeat v Switzerland. Germany Munich is the capital of Bavaria, one of the wealthiest and most powerful regions in the German Democratic Republic. I have been several times, first in 1987 on my first inter-rail […]
Euro 24 Match Day 4 – Belgium v Slovakia
The Belgian golden generation has come and gone. Here they are pitted with one of the outsiders. Belgium What has Belgium got apart from beer, chocolate and moules et frites? Having only visited Brussels many times on business, plus short breaks in Bruges & Antwerp, I am perhaps not best qualified to answer that question. […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 13 – Germany v Hungary
The match takes place in Munich with Germany favourites to progress. Germany Berlin is great for a city break. The German capital has lots of historic buildings and is of course steeped in history. It was all things Berlin Wall that fascinated me. There are remnants of wall in several places, plus my personal favourite, […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 8 – Sweden v Slovakia
To Russia with love you the Swedes & Slovaks for the first game of the day in St Petersburg. Sweden Stockholm is situated on a series of islands, with the central one called Gamla Stan which contains most of the impressive buildings. The first time I went was in 1989 on an inter-rail trip. The […]
Monday Morning Blues
Belgrade sits on the confluence of two rivers – the Sava and the Danube. The Ada Bridge over the Sava opened in January 2012, causing much controversy due to the construction costs spiralling out of control. It is also known as the blue bridge due to the lighting effects that you can see below.
Bridges of Europe – Part Four, Central Europe
Continuing my series of European bridges, having already covered Northern & Southern Europe and the UK. My classification for Central Europe is Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Czechia, Slovakia & Slovenia. Switzerland If the earth’s creator had an idea for a fabulous train set, Switzerland would have been the perfect setting. It has however been left […]
