House of Terror

This building was headquarters for both the Ghestapo and later the Hungarian equivalent of the KGB. Although it was literally right around the corner from our hotel, we managed not to be aware of it until our last day, a Monday on which it was closed. We will make sure to take a tour of this house loaded with historty the next time we are in Budapest!

Budapest: Great Synagogue, Market Hall and Váci Utca

June 27th 2011
We got out slightly earlier – early enough to get breakfast – and so we stopped in the more “western-style” coffee shop chain store, Costa. It lacked some of the charm and beauty of the Budapest coffeehouse we visited on our first morning here, but it met our needs. After breakfast, we headed to the Great Synagogue. Over 150 years old, the Great Synagogue is the largest in Europe (and s ... 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

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