Approaching the rebuilt Elisabeth Bridge which spans the Danube. Like many other bridges it was blown up by the retreating Germans in 1944-5.

Beautiful Budapest

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August 7th 2015
NOTE: This Blog has been amended as I now have the contact details of the person who found my phone. He went a very strange way about it, but it can be retrieved! Thursday 6 August: A famous and infamous day in history today. The 50th anniversary of LBJ signing the Voting Rights Act into law and, of course, the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing. Noth ... 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