Budapest Ferenc Liszt International

We’ve safely arrived at Budapest Liszt Ferenc Nemzetközi Repülőtér (the International Airport) as dusk fell. We’re now on the 100E Airport Express bus into the centre of Budapest.

Liszt Ferenc is the Hungarian name of someone better known to non-Hungarians as Franz Liszt, the famous composer and contemporary of Richard Wagner. Even if you don’t recognise the name, you’ll probably recognise some of his Hungarian Rhapsodies, 19 piano works based on Hungarian folk songs.

Rhapsody No. 2 is most well known, featuring often in 20th century animated cartoons like Tom & Jerry, Bugs Bunny, Mickey Mouse, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and the Simpsons: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZBkGRzw-vULæs mere