Tag Archives: Slovakia
Euro 24 Match Day 15 – England v Slovakia
England expects…… England My favourite county in England is Yorkshire, with the Dales, North Yorkshire Moors & dramatic coastline. York is also home to the national railway museum. Slovakia I have only ever been to Bratislava. Three times. Here’s some pictures. Match Prediction – England 2 Slovakia 1
Euro 24 Match Day 13 – Slovakia v Romania
Romania My first visit to Romania was in the mid 90s when I went skiing in the mountains near the city of Brasov in Transylvania. It was the end of my skiing days due to a rather horrid crash, the effects of which I still feel today on occasions in my shoulder. On one foggy […]
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 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 – Slovakia v Spain
Can Spain finally get a win in Seville or could they inexplicably be bowing out early? Slovakia I would definitely recommend spending a day or two in the Slovak capital. Why not travel by boat along the Danube from Vienna? You will find a very nice cobbled old town with lots of restaurants to sit […]
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 […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 4 – Poland v Slovakia
The Euros are getting into a swing now. Thankfully the medical drama of Saturday has turned out better than feared. Get well soon Christian Eriksen. The two Central European nations get their tournament up and running in St Petersburg. Poland My favourite city visited in Poland is the Hanseatic port city of Gdańsk. Lovely old […]
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 […]
Sunday Photo – Bratislava, Slovakia
My first overseas visit this year was for a business meeting in Bratislava in early January. Little did I know back then that my trip to the Slovak capital would be one of very few that I would make in 2020.
Bridges of Europe – Part Four, Northern & Central Europe
The feats of engineering that has enabled road & rail bridges to be built in the mountainous regions of Central Europe & Scandinavia is nothing short of mind boggling. Couple that with the atmospheric canal bridges in the likes of Amsterdam, Bruges & Stockholm and you get a rich tapestry of crossings throughout the regions. […]
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