IMG_1123 - Röszke, Hungary customs. Serbia is not in the EU or Schengen Area, and Hungary is, so there is very strict scrutiny.
IMG_1127 - Finally in Hungary, at Magyarország, we had a welcome break after spending the afternoon in customs.
IMG_1133 - Nearing Budapest, Hungary. Former cities Buda, Pest, and Óbuda amalgamated in 1873 to form Budapest.
IMG_1143 - Traffic on the M5 into Budapest at 6 p.m.
IMG_1144 - Budapest. Hungary is Catholic and more related to East-Central, rather than Balkan, Europe, so avoided the wars of the 1990's.
IMG_1147 - We came from the south-east into the Pest side of the Danube. It is the more commercial and touristic part of the city.
IMG_1152 - The Groupama Aréna, a large multipurpose stadium in Budapest, is home to the Ferencváros TC sports teams.
IMG_1155 - The flat, modern, Pest part of Budapest
IMG_1160 - Our Corinthia Hotel was the inspiration for the hotel in the film "The Grand Budapest Hotel", released in 2014.
IMG_1161 - The Corinthia Hotel in Budapest, Hungary, was originally opened in 1896.
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IMG_1165 - Our guide handing out our hotel keys. That is one more thing we do not need to worry about on our trips.