Background: Hungary was part of the polyglot Austro-Hungarian Empire, which collapsed during World War I. The country fell under Communist rule following World War II. In 1956, a revolt and announced withdrawal from the Warsaw Pact were met with a massive military intervention by Moscow. Under the leadership of Janos KADAR in 1968, Hungary began liberalizing its economy, introducing so-called "Goulash Communism." Hungary held its first multiparty elections in 1990 and initiated a free market economy. It joined NATO in 1999 and the EU in 2004.
May 11th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Täällä ollaan jo kuin kotona! Jaana käy Kauppahallissa ostoksilla ja kokkaa kaikenlaisia dieettiimme sopivia keitoksia... Eilen tehtiin Co au vin a la Montignac, paellaa ja uunikasviksia. Kaikista tul ... [full story]
May 11th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Budapest. it looks good so far. i got up this here this morning and its really neat. i treked up this pretend mountain and took some wicked pics. unfortunately the web service isnt so great so il ... [full story]
May 5th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest We are in the final stages of packing for our trip to Europe to build houses for Habitat For Humanity in Szarvas,Hungary.We will fly to London from Vancouver on May 12th, then to Prague on the 14th. ... [full story]
February 27th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Over the past week I have had some time to hang out with friends and enjoy life. The less hectic pace over here is allowing me to go for walks, have coffee and even dinners on 'school nights'....what ... 7 photos[full story]
February 25th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Technically, I'm not in Budapest anymore, but this post is about it. And I have to say I'm writing from a city for it to show up on my little map.
Ok so I apologize for the length of this puppy&he ... 12 photos[full story]
February 24th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Well, last weekend I headed out and took some photos of the beautiful area that is my neighbourhood. This time, I thought it would be nice to give you all a peek inside the actual apartment, though i ... [full story]
January 27th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Hello from Budapest!
We finally got up a few pictures, so check out our gallery. It's not a lot (it takes forever to upload...), but hopefully you'll get a taste for what we're seeing and doing.
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January 10th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Hi all - spent the last two days here in Budapest - still cold but a much biiger city than Bratislava so lots to do and see. I spent a few hours yesterday on a hop on/off bus but being winter it was t ... 8 photos[full story]
January 8th 2008Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest Ok have arrived in Budapest tonight and the hostel has a laptop so gonna try to download some photos ... 7 photos[full story]
December 17th 2007Europe » Hungary » Budapest » Pest After writing my blog on Saturday and exchanging French pleasantries with one of the Cameroonians at my underground internet place, I ventured out into Vaci utca once again. It was far too cold to go ... [full story]
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