In Balatofoldvar

Hungary: Budapest and Balatonföldvár

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March 24th 2013
Plan your trip to Budapest more carefully than I! I’ve outsmarted myself! My bus tour to Italy in 1996 had to begin in Budapest. There were two means to get there – by train and by air. I choose the second way because I didn’t want to spend a day and a half in a train instead of 3 hours in a plane. Besides that I wanted to explore Budapest because my flight had to arrive there in the ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Transdanubia » Lake Balaton

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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