Advertisement
« previous next »
Budapest  
   

Budapest

Sylvia and I at Fisherman's bastion overlooking Budapest.
Budapest

June 10th 2008
Today Joyce, Sylvia, and I took a trip to Budapest with Sylvia's dad. It is about a 4 hour drive from Roznava to Budapest, although Roznava is in southern Slovakia and very close to the Hungarian border. Many times throughout history this region of Slovakia has belonged to Hungary and so culturally, there is a great deal of overlap between Hungarian and Slovak. As an example, Sylvia's father is ... read more
Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

Hungarian Flag 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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.018s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 5; qc: 4; dbt: 0.003s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb