When the maps of Europe were being rewritten in 1918, the Czechs and Slovaks were thrown together to form Czechoslovakia. It was a shotgun marriage that didn't really work for both sides, but they had little choice in the matter.
The country became part of the Soviet bloc in 1948. Twenty years later, Soviet troops occupied Bratislava in an attempt to quell talk of an uprising. But those feelings never left, and Czechoslovakia fell away from the Communists in 1989. Speaking of old feelings, the Czechs and the Slovaks eventually saw this as a chance to go their separate ways and create two states from one. That's what they did, starting on Jan. 1, 1993.
Bratislava was picked as the capital, a logical pick since it was the biggest city in the country. Its area borders on Austria and Hungary, the only world capital to touch on two separate countries.
Now about the photo. The structure that straddles the bridge is called the UFO Bar and Restaurant. You can't beat the views of the Danube.
I will let the official tourism group try to convince you to pay a visit:
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