Air of Grandeur in a Welcoming City That's so Easy to Explore ; After Experiencing the Delights of Destinations Such As Prague, in the Czech Republic, and Krakow, in Poland, Mick Wormald Opted for Budapest for His Next Foray Into Eastern Europe.

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IN 1978, I met Ferenc Puskas, a leading light of the Hungary national football team of the 1950s dubbed the Magical Magyars and a man considered to be one of the finest footballers of all time. I knew the names of a few Hungarian football clubs, Ferencvaros, Honved, Ujpesti Dozsa. I had a very basic knowledge of the Hungarian uprising of 1956.

In other words, as we waited to board our flight from East Midlands Airport to Budapest, I had to accept that my level of my ignorance on Hungary was truly appalling.

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Air of Grandeur in a Welcoming City That's so Easy to Explore ; After Experiencing the Delights of Destinations Such As Prague, in the Czech Republic, and Krakow, in Poland, Mick Wormald Opted for Budapest for His Next Foray Into Eastern Europe.

So, what could I learn on a three-and-a-bit-day visit to the capital? A lot. Did you know, as just one for instance, that after the First World War, Hungary lost 70 per cent of its territory? But I learned particularly that...

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