The Dohany St Synagogue.

Busy in Budapest

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August 9th 2015
Saturday 8 August: After Skyping with mother and dropping our laundry of at the laundromat I found just around the corner, our first stop on our travels today was Buda Castle, where we planned to go to the underground labyrinth. After establishing from the rather unhelpful man on the cashier desk that there was nothing too scary for Zachary we went in. It was nice and cool under the ... 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