Our room at the Gellert

Day 37: Train to Budapest

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June 30th 2012
We got up at 6:30, made breakfast, packed up and were on the walking trail by 7:30. 45 minutes later, we arrived at the train station. At least we got our exercise for the morning. We got some “coffee to go” with milk and secured a seat on the outside bench to wait for out train. We lucked out today… we were on track #1. That meant that we did not have to drag the bags down 2 flights of stai ... 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