Hungary was one of the first Eastern European countries to break free from the Soviet communist administration. The openness factor in addition to a wide variety of sights, a fascinating history, and a comparatively cheap (although it probably caught up pricewise since then...) market helped getting the attention from Germans, Scandinavians, Austrians, Americans, and other tourists who were bored with the regular sites in Western Europe, or maybe those who were interested in really getting their money worth during the vacation. Budapest is the obvious magnet with all that a large and old European city has to offer in sights and history. Another, not as obvious, destination is Lake Balaton. One of the largest lakes in Central Europe, very shallow making the water very warm, and beautifully located inbetween hills and mountains, the stage is set
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