Hero Square

Burning up in Budapest

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May 29th 2008
Four nights with Bori in Budapest: Bori, our couchsurfing.com host, picked us up at the train station. We walked back to her apartment (it took about 15 minutes), where she showed us our room and the rest of the house. It was a courtyard complex, that was very cute. Her father was staying at their summer house and her mom, Kati, would be arriving later that afternoon. We rested a little while ... read more

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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