A Beautiful Doorway

Starting to see the Pest in Budapest.

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September 9th 2006
We didn't realize until planning our trip that Budapest started as two cities divided by the Danube River. They were called Buda and Pest (pronounced Pesht). We are staying on the Pest side and did a little exploring. We took a three hour walk that seemed like about eight hours when we finally made it back to the hotel.Here are some pictures that we took on the way and NO, Chrissy was not allowed ... 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