Beautiful Budapest

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August 12th 2008
Budapest - what a stunningly beautiful city. It's like Paris, but the Danube is so wide that immensely long cruise ships can do u-turns with ease. Elegant 18th century buildings, tree-lined boulevards, pavement cafes - all this and temperatures in the low 30s C, unlike the wintry conditions back home. Yesterday we took a yellow tram southwards along the river to a railway station where they're ... read more

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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