2018 Bucharest to Amsterdam 2014 Memorial for victims of the German Occupation (WW2), Liberty Square, Budapest

2018 Bucharest to Amsterdam

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July 21st 2018
7-21-18 Saturday. Budapest. We started the day with a bus trip through Buda, the hilly half of the city on the right bank of the Danube up to the St. Steven’s Cathedral, the famous and beautiful Neo-gothic cathedral on the hilltop with a stunning view of Pest across the river. The line to get tickets to enter the cathedral would have taken up almost half of our designated one hour visit to the a ... 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