Matthias Church

Budapest

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August 19th 2014
On our way to Lake Bled now, just over halfway through a nine hour journey that really should have been done overnight, but the train times wouldn't work out. As it is we only have 7 minutes to make our next change, so here's hoping we're not delayed! Budapest was a very different stop to what we'd done beforehand. For starters, despite hearing many great things about the city, our main re ... read more

Europe » Hungary » Central Hungary » Budapest

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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