skating in front of castle

Wherein I Eat a Lot More: The Motherland pt. 2

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December 10th 2007
well, back in december i planned to write a lot more about budapest with great detail, since budapest deserves lots and lots of attention, but alas, i have lost my steam. its been over a month since i was there, and i have had too much other stuff to distract me since then. but, here are pictures from our last two days in budapest and i will describe a few of the highlights. 1) We went ice sk ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

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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