Our View from Room 315 at the Hilton

Budapest Day 1: Adjusting

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September 2nd 2007
Twilight Zone We arrived this morning in Budapest with no delay at 8AM but with a serious case of jet lag that finally defeated us into a 1.5 hour nap at 3PM. We each had about two hour’s sleep on the airplane which was of course uncomfortable as usual, Delta offering no turnaround surprises to a legacy of bad experiences, but we got there in one piece and they were cheap, so . . . On ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest » Buda

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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 milita... ... read more