Another view of Parliament

Crazy and cold, guess where I am

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January 11th 2009
I was fortunate enough to have a Hungarian friend and decided to celebrate New Years in Hungary. I will not do that again. When I landed the Captain announced that it was minus 10!! Minus 10!! Yes that's right, I said minus 10!! Do you understand that it was minus 10!! I thought your blood would freeze at minus 10!! I arrived in town and just wanted to get to my hostel as fast as I could. I had ... 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