River

Budapest

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July 4th 2006
We take a bus to Budapest & arrive around two. Our accomadation got screwed up but we find a place on our 2nd attempt. Budapest is split in two by a river, Buda & Pest. We stay on the Pest side. It is not quite what we had imagined & seems very similar to the countries we have already been to. This is a shame because we wanted to see it before it commercialised too much. Apparently Hungary is know ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

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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