15 Fascinating Facts About the Hungarian Parliament Building
Everyone photographs the Hungarian Parliament, but few people know its stories. These are the facts I tell my own guests: bullet holes from a 1912 shooting, the 365 towers, and yes, the Freddie Mercury legend.
The Shoes on the Danube: Budapest's Most Emotional Memorial
Just north of Parliament, sixty pairs of iron shoes stand at the edge of the Danube. They mark where Jewish men, women and children were shot into the river in the winter of 1944. This is their story, and how to visit.