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Budapest

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August 24th 2017
We arrived in budapest safe and sound at some time in the recent past...it's fairly blurry for me now. :-) We kept on expecting that somewhere we would go through customs but it never happened. We went through a passport check in Amsterdam where the guy never even asked us a question, even though he was grilling others as to their purpose and background. Travel tip: be old and Canadian -- everyone ... read more

Europe » Hungary

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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