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Spend Some Time in the Beautiful City Park Budapest Above and below you see the Castle of Vajdahunyad located in the city park of Budapest. The castle, despite all appearances, was built in 1896, and is, in fact, a fantasy pastiche showcasing the architectural evolution through centuries and styles in Hungary. The castle is the home of several festivals, concerts and the exhibitions of the Hungarian Agricultural Museum. The structure features styles from the Middle Ages to th

Check out a list and Map of Ruin Pubs HERE Ruin pubs are my dreamboat. I love old items, some may consider trash. Back when I was living in a permanent residence, I used to collect things off of the side of the road that other people considered useless, and repurpose them around my house. Ruin pubs have done just that, on a very large scale. Old tables and chairs, old bicycles, clocks, TV’s, children’s toys.. you name it, you’ll find it decorating these huge dilapidated wareh

Lake Balaton located HERE is a strange and lovely place. Hungary is landlocked, so people refer to Lake Balaton as the Sea. This giant lake is said to be about 2 hours from Budapest. Dave and I grabbed a 10 am train to the lake in hopes of sitting by the water for lunch. Well as fate would have it, our train left late, and then broke down. We sat with everyone else on the still train for 2 hours, no word from the conductor at all. Unlike our fellow passengers, we neglected to