Oh Hello!
Welcome to my Blog. For those of you who are just getting caught up, I am about to embark on a 6 month trip to Budapest! I will be studying at Péter Pázmány Catholic University taking classes to cover mostly my European Studies minor. I leave Wednesday, fly to Heathrow in England, the proceed to Budapest, where I land and meet my mentor on Thursday! I am very excited! I am going to try and blog on a regular basis, so hopefully that will be one New Year's resolution I make and stick to.
Anyway, here are some interesting facts about Hungary to tie you over until I'm actually there to enlighten you myself:
* The official name of Hungary is ‘Hungarian Republic’.
* Hungary is situated in East-Central Europe and shares its borders with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovenia.
* The official language of Hungary is Hungarian and its currency is Hungarian Forint - HUF.
* The main religion followed in Hungary is Roman Catholicism, followed by Calvinist, Lutheran and Greek Catholicism.
* Hungary follows republican form of government.
* The largest city in Hungary, Budapest, is also its capital and its cultural, economic and industrial center.
* Hungary is one of the oldest countries in Europe, founded way back in the year 896.
* Hungarian language is also known as Magyar and is the direct descendent of the language spoken by the Huns, who gave the country its name.
* Asian genes form only a tiny percentage of the Hungarian population.
* The Kingdom of Hungary was one of the largest states in Europe, around 1000 CE.
* Hungary was amongst the first communist-era countries that opposed the Soviet regime during the Cold War.
* The Hungarian Grand Prix of 1986 was the first Formula One race to take place behind the Iron Curtain.
* In 1989, Hungary became the first communist-block country to open its borders with Western Europe.
* The noiseless match, Rubik's cube, holography, ballpoint pen, theory of the hydrogen bomb, BASIC programming language and the krypton electric bulb were invented by Hungarians only.
* Hungary has one of the most important thermal spring cultures in the entire Europe. There are as many as 1,500 spas in the country, adorned with Roman, Greek and Turkish architecture. Hungary also boasts of 450 public baths.
* Numerous established composers, like Béla Bartók, Zoltán Kodály and Franz Liszt, belonged to Hungary.
Until next post, hugs and love,
Kailey
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ahhhh wednesday! so exciting!! i can't wait to read about your adventures. the white text on black background is kind of making my eyes trip out though. just an observation. wub woo
ReplyDeleteHow exciting Kailey! You will be very happy to continue your writing and have something to look back on. I always tried on my travels, but never made it past a day or two, and now have nothing to look back on and have forgotten events and places. Your blog start is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteGramma Linda
Just dropped you off at the airport and I miss you already, wish I could travel and have fun with you on your adventures. Oh well some day we will. Mean while be safe and have fun. know that I love you with all my heart. I'll be praying for your safe return.
ReplyDeleteKAILEY, thank you for sharing, you are wonderful .love
ReplyDeleteI will try again to post a comment as I tried yesterday and could not get it to post. I saw aanother post yesterday and can't find that either, so will make some calls and see what I am doing wrong. Have you found that the food has cheese in almost everything? This is just all so exciting, and I miss you and love you lots!
ReplyDeleteYay, I got it to work, but can't find yesterdays blog so I'm calling your Mom right now. You do such a good job on your blogs, I looking everyday!
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like an exciting adventure . May you enjoy your time there . Because just when you are really starting to enjoy your self it will be time to come home . God Bless Scott
ReplyDeleteapparently Hungary has 94 McDonald's. just thought you should know
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