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My Trip To Hungary and Austria!
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  Vacation Vacation & Vacation... Hehehe
I'm in Hungary and Austria for about 10 days (from 30 April to 10 Mei).... very nice places indeed... first i wanna to thanks to Peter Habenczius, His Mum (Mrs Elizabeth), Peter's Brother and his wife, his sister and his boyfriend from Sweden (Marrion), Mrs Valeria and His Husband in Budapest, and lastly Mrs Maria and her son in Austria for their hospitality... Kezzonem! (means terima kasih in bahasa Hungary)
erm... the flight takes about 5 hours from Manchester and transit to Amsterdam, Belanda and straight to Budapest. Bila sampai kat sana... erm a bit suprise la jugak... tak macam yg aku bayangkan... ingat macam London ke Budapest ni... heheh cuaca? Sangat Ok Warm aje
So bila i arrive at the airport, Peter and Antony dah tunggu aku kat sana... Antony ni from Nantes, France... datang nak buat 'Placement' dengan Peter ... sebab Peter bukak business la... erm macam Broker la... duit kat sini pakai Forint or HUF... £1 = RM 6.50 = HUF 390 at that time lah haha things.. very cheap here.. but although cheap... still have to spend wisely haaa... 
In Hungary..(Budapest)..
- We visited Town of Szentendre. This is a colorful Baroque town, with scenic cobblestone streets, two dozen museums, boutiques and confectionery shops. That place have very nice crystal, paprika, clothes and hats made from one kind of mushrooms and have a Marzipan Museum named as Szabó Marzipan Museum... Marzipan is sorts of chocolate...erm not so sure... they build the statues, bulidings with marzipan and thy sell marzipan cakes, sweets too.. very nice!  they said that that museum is the only museum that using marzipan as their main attraction... but true! very nice... at that time.. Peter introduce me to local hungarian food for makan petang .. Malaysia = Goreng Pisang, UK = Fish & Chips, France = Crepes and Hungary = Langer... best!
-We visited the 4 Famous bridges in Budapest... that are Chain Bridge, Budapest Bridge, Maria Valeria
Bridge and Liberty Bridge. That building haaa... very nice at night.. with nice lighting and ada green lazer lagi tu hahaha klakor la wei!
-We visit Budapets City Center, Margaret Island, Budapest Opera House, Royal Palace, Castle Hills, Hungarian Parliment, Central Market Hall, The Citadella, Buda Castle Funicular (Sikló), Inner City Parish Church, Dohány Street Synagogue, lots of statues such as the 1956 Uprising Memorial, Lajos Kossuth Statue, 1956 Revolution Memorial, Statue of Ferenc Rákóczi II, Soviet War Memorial, Statue of Vörösmarty, Petofi Statue, Mercury and others.. letih aku nak menghafal haha... other place that we visited in Budapest are Heroes' Square (Hõsök tere), Esztergom Basilica, Szentendre City Center.
In Hungary..(Pannonhalma)..
- we visited the The Pannonhalma Basilica, The Archabbey, The Porta Speciosa, The crypt in the basilica, The Baroque Library (most of the book there are still in great condition!), Pannonhalma Abbey Library, and New Pannonhalma Wineries. They build the new one because of the communism and turk occupation.
Other than that... we follow Peter for his meeting with the Monk for dealing about his business to the admin there... and after that we ditemani oleh tourist guide yg macam terlebih excited sebab katanya dapat jugak dia explain Pannonhalma dalam bahasa Inggeris hehe... mamat ni boleh cakap France, Inggeris, Hungarian, and German... fuyooo... katanya jarang dia jadi tour and cakap inggeris katanya... patut la ko excited bos... 
In Hungary..(Gyor)..
-The town of VÁC, 40km north of Budapest, has a worldlier past than its present sleepy atmosphere suggests, the result being that you can enjoy its architectural heritage in relative peace. Its bishops traditionally showed a flair for self-promotion, like the cardinals of Esztergom, endowing monuments and colleges. Under Turkish occupation (1544–1686), Vác assumed an oriental character, with seven mosques and a public hammam, while during the Reform Era it was linked to Budapest by Hungary's first rail line (the second continued to Bratislava). In 1849 two battles were fought at Vác, the first a victory for the town over the Austrian army, followed a few months later by a defeat in July 1849 when the town was captured; the battles are commemorated by a bright green obelisk by the main road from Budapest, shortly before you enter the town. More recently Vác became notorious for its prison, which has one of the toughest regimes in the country and was used to incarcerate leftists under Admiral Horthy and "counter-revolutionaries" under Communism. Though Vác's legacy of sights justifies a visit, it's not worth staying unless you're planning to visit Vácrátót or Zebegény, or are coming specially for the annual festival at the end of July. (information taken from Yahoo website) Gyor is the Birthplace of Peter's Mum (Mrs Elizabeth). Aku gi amik gambor and terus balik... sebab dari Pannonhalma singgah jap Gyor hehe..
In Hungary..(Visegrád)..
- Sana is historical place such as Castle ruins at the hills.. very nice place and we saw people play payung terjun kat sana... 
In Austria..(Vienna)..
- We went with Peter, Anthony, Mrs Valeria and his husband to Mrs Maria's House.. in Austria, they speak German... so i terlopong je la 
We visit many places such as Vienna City Center.. like Star Hills in Kuala Lumpur la sikit hehe.. best place if u wanna Shopping , Hofburg Palace (Absolutely Beautiful Palace!!), St. Stephan's Cathedral, and famous Vienna Theme park named Risenrad Prater Park.. ada macam London Eye!
> pic taken from website.. aku tak amik gambor merri go round tu.. ingat tak glamor... lepas nak balik Maria baru bagitau aku...
p/s: thanks to Mrs Maria and Her Son for their Hospitality 
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