There are sunflowers all over Hungary

Budapest

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July 11th 2013
Thursday, July 11, 2013 – I had to get up at 4:50am today. I wanted to take the tram at 5:15am, and thought I had planned it right, until I got downstairs and discovered I was locked in. So I had to go get the sleeping reception guy and by the time he let me out – which was still quite quick – I watched the tram go by. But that was ok as I had planned to still have extra time. I got the tram ... 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