Banská Bystrica, Eslovaquia

Banská Bystrica lies between the Rhine and the Bystrica creek, even though it's in the mountains it is also called "The Pearl of the bed of the Rhine." We came down the river by boat. In 1944 Banská Bystrica made European history as it became the center of the Slovak National Uprising (SNP) against the Nazis' and thanks to this, Slovakia is considered a victorious nation of World War II. For centuries mining has been a way of life and today the town with 80,000 inhabitants is a college town. The truth is that we had good weather, because it usually rains. Lots of historic buildings are in the beautiful main square.