Budapest Day 1

We arrived in Budapest without a hitch. We went for the Parliament House for free as it was the day of the memorial of 1956 revolution that took place at Kossuth square where thousands of civilians lost their lives when the Russian tanks and military open fire into a peaceful civilian protest. Although the revolution was unsuccessful, it did awaken the Russian communist to the dissatisfaction of the Hungarian public, and a much softer communist rule followed. Hungarians were allowed to travel internationally, and some commerce was tolerated.

Parliament house is very grand and imposing. The night free walking tour was great. The tour guide had missing front teeth and was more like a friend showing you around his country. He was full of information and was very helpful.
Distance walked 20.2kmRead more