Buda+Pest
September 3rd 2007 Arrived from Krakow on a night train last Saturday and though sinusitis was bothering me, I plunged right into sight seeing. My first impression of the city, formed while trying to locate my hostel, was that of faded grandeur. Budapest's heydays were in the late 19th century when it was one of the capitals of the the Austro-Hungarian empire. Walking down the wide boulevards amidst the imposing bui
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