The John

Budapest Day 4: Soaking it Up & On the Rails

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September 5th 2007
If the Hungarians are like the Germans then the Romanians are definitely like the French. We’ve been on the Ister EuroNight 371 now for about 3 hours since departure from Budapest and as much as the Hungarians respected non-smoking policies, our Romanian neighbors do not. As anything German vs. French, there are benefits and what we will call “dis-benefits”. The benefits are we can actual ... 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