Category Hungary
Euro 24 Match Day 10 – Scotland v Hungary
Scotland need to win to have a chance to qualify, whilst Hungary are all but eliminated after two defeats. Scotland The fishing town of Oban on the West Coast of Scotland is gateway to the Island of Mull. Regular ferries depart daily. Although we did not get to Mull, the town itself is well worth […]
Euro 24 Match Day 6 – Germany v Hungary
Fresh from their 5-1 thrashing of Scotland, hosts Germany take on the Magyars who started the tournament with a 3-1 defeat v Switzerland. Germany Munich is the capital of Bavaria, one of the wealthiest and most powerful regions in the German Democratic Republic. I have been several times, first in 1987 on my first inter-rail […]
Euro 2024 Match Day 2 – Hungary v Switzerland
Continuing my spotlight on countries competing in the current big football tournament. Hungary I have only ever visited Budapest in Hungary, though I have travelled by train through the country to Prague & Bucharest. My picture is slightly unusual as it does not show any of the Hungarian capital’s prized sights. It is a scan […]
New Budapest Nyugati Station Design
According to Railway Gazette International, the competition winners for the embellishment of the iconic Nyugati Station has been revealed. This is how they report it.
Euro 2020 Match Day 13 – Germany v Hungary
The match takes place in Munich with Germany favourites to progress. Germany Berlin is great for a city break. The German capital has lots of historic buildings and is of course steeped in history. It was all things Berlin Wall that fascinated me. There are remnants of wall in several places, plus my personal favourite, […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 9 – Hungary v France
The second Saturday of the tournament kicks off with a match in Budapest. Hungary I was first supposed to visit Hungary in 1987 on inter-rail trip one. We had procured a visa and even some Forint, a currency pretty hard to get back then. This was the time of the Iron Curtain and the Berlin […]
Euro 2020 Match Day 5 – Hungary v Portugal
The holders (Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal) kick off their defence in Budapest. The are in what is known as ‘the group of death’ along with favourites France and perennial achievers Germany. Hungary Apologies Magyars, I have only ever been to your capital on my three visits to Hungary. In 2006 my visit with Mrs Wilbur commemorated […]
The Bridges of Europe Part 5 – Eastern Europe
Having already written about bridges in Southern, Northern & Central Europe as well as the UK, it is now time for the East of the continent. My classification of Eastern Europe is pretty much behind the old Iron Curtain (minus Prague which I pinched for Central Europe), stretching as far as the Caucasus Mountains. Budapest, […]
