TTR047 Out & About Bratislava

Just 40 miles from Vienna,  but until May 2004 it seemed much further!  It's a good day trip from the Austrian capital, or a base for a few days to see this beautiful country by train.  Let's get there - a bewildering choice is offered- including flying in direct and the Danube hydrofoil-  but we enter and exit  by rail.  The back door to the north of Bratislava and the EC route to the south.  Petrzalka station is modern and efficient  and busy with international trains - freight and passenger. There is an almost hourly OBB service to the Vienna Südbahnhof. To reach the old town and the meat of the city you have to cross the Danube.  On the way you get some lovely views of the famous castle.  We visit this,  plus the other  " must do"  sights and learn how to use the extensive tram and trolley system:  great fun - quick and cheap but avoid the rush hour!  If you arrive from the north,  and want to travel further into Slovakia to make a day trip to the lovely town of Trnava, or just want to watch trains then you will need to use Bratislava hl station.  Don't try and walk- use one the frequent trams!  hl is just how you would imagine a pre glasnost eastern block main rail station to be!  But the ponderous activity makes for excellent train and people watching!   We visit the Slovakian National Rail Museum next door where a very nice collection awaits your attention;  both rail vehicles and equipment, together with one of the best gatherings of eastern European classic and vintage cars: TATRA, Wartburg and Skoda of course!  Strictly for rail fans;  we have a section for you on Slovakian railfreight.    Narrated   RT 75mins  Published September 2004. ©FHP 2004

All Ticket to Ride, Perren, TG Trains and Van den Burg products are in PAL format. Region free (0).  

      DVD and BluRay compatibility in North America.

• Regions format and players
• Region 1 USA, Canada, US Territories
• All Region 1 DVDs are NTSC format. Many north American players are still NTSC region 1 only.
• Region 0 (region free) DVDs can be PAL or NTSC format. Ticket to Ride, Perren, TG Trains are all PAL format
• The latest models of DVD players sold in north America are usually NTSC & PAL  compatible.              
•  TVs
• Some North American TVs play NTSC only.
• The latest TVs in north America play both 50Hz (European) and 60Hz (US)- probably High Definition sets.
• BluRay  discs
• To be able to play Blu-Ray discs,  you need a HDTV (High Definition Television), a multi region Blu-Ray Disc Player, HDMI cable and a Blu-Ray Disc.  Please note that BR players are also capable of playing standard DVDs.
• Summary
• The requirements for North American customers to watch PAL DVDs are:
• a multi region DVD player and a PAL compatible TV system;
• or be willing to watch the movie using a pc/laptop DVD ROM drive (pcs are not format dependent.
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• please contact us by email if you have any questions or would like a sample PAL disc sent.

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