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... way that had an impact on both of us. We read numerous personal stories and learnt that 1 in 10 people in Auschwitz were Hungarian.
A few facts:
- 450,000 Hungarian Jews were sent to Auschwitz
- Women were subjected to cavity searches in their homes with midwives using 1 pair of gloves for 100 women
- Twins (along with others) in Auschwitz were used for medical experimentation with Doctors intentionally injecting them with diseases ...
Free cold water in Budapest
... the olive branches on her head. The fortress was originally built to intimidate and oppress the population as it looked down over the city (rather than protecting them from any invaders like most fortresses).
We jumped back on the bus and finished the loop. This went past the parliament and again many impressive historical buildings. After this bus finished we did the loop on the other line which took a slightly different route and saw some other cool ...
It's not about the Destination, but the Journey.
... Just in case. Once we got back to the hostel we quickly figured out how to get to the Baths- the last thing on our list to visit- and got changed into our swimming suits. We then took two buses to the Szechenyi Baths of Budapest. This is the biggest thermal bath in Europe with 3 huge outdoor pools and 15 indoor ones. The complex was built in the early 1900s and had baroque style architecture. It had the tall ceilings and huge columns with statues everywhere and looked like what ...
Cultural Differences and Friendship
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So after talking to a few people, mulling it over, and making many mistakes in my friendship with Istvan, I have come to my own conclusions. I believe that we are not so different after all; however, language is what causes the confusion. To give an example, I now know that in Hungarian there are different words for different types of friends. It was explained to me that there are the friends that you simply go for coffee with now and then, and you ...
Panama reconnected
Hosszú csend után ismét az operationasia-ra vonatkozó és azt megillető történés, hogy Rommel barátunk, akivel Bangkokban találkoztunk, bejelentkezett. Mint emlékezhetünk a srác az ENSZ-nek dolgozik tanácsadóként és rengeteget utazik. Legutoljára Hanoiban kellett volna vele találkoznunk januárban, azonban a mi utitervünk változása miatt erre nem került sor. Írtunk neki, de nem ...
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