Menza - Budapest

BUDAPEST 1

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April 5th 2006
Ferihegy airport - talk about low key. Clean and tidy but low on amenities it only takes a few moments to realise that it's probably best to get a move on. I normally like to sit down for a while, drink a coffee, maybe grab a bite to eat, but not here. Not that the place is in any way unnattractive you understand, on the contrary it gleams with immaculate communist masonery. There's just vey littl ... 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