Budapest’s Memento Park is a unique attraction in that it houses the statues that were removed from the city and other parts of Hungary after the fall of Communism in 1989. There are a number of familiar faces, such as Lenin, as well as broad-shouldered soldiers and healthy-looking workers. Visitors also get the chance to […]
Swimming at Budapest’s Szechenyi Thermal Baths
It’s probably not surprising that the one word I learnt in Hungarian on my recent trip was ‘furdo’, which means ‘baths’, as I spent most of my time swimming. It’s even less of a shock when you realise that I decided upon Budapest as a destination almost entirely on the reputation of its swimming pools […]
