Pig's feet in the Great Market Hall

Budapest: Great Synagogue, Market Hall and Váci Utca

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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