Bucharest old city

Travels in Transylvania and beyond....

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July 30th 2008
Hi everyone, we have now completed another good chunk of our travels in Eastern Europe. From Bulgaria we headed straight into Bucharest, the capital of Romania. The main thing to see here was the monolithic Presidential Palace which was only completed after the dictator, Ceausescu was removed from office. This place was immense, being second only to the Pentagon in terms of the world's large ... 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