63 Hungary

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🗓️ 20 August 2006

⏱️ 53 minutes

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(note: Aug 20 is Hungary's Constitution Day national holiday) Whether you're up for a night at the opera, or a day "taking the curative waters" at a hot spring, Hungary has a classy way of making you feel welcome. And its hearty wine and cuisine will keep you satisfied for hours. On this week's Travel with Rick Steves, a tour guide friend and teacher from Hungary joins Rick to take listener calls and tell us what her country is like in today's post-Soviet era. Join us for an insider's guide to Hungary, on the next Travel with Rick Steves. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	It wasn't long ago that countries behind the iron curtain seemed mysterious to us
0:06.4	Westerners, but today we're flocking in droves to places like Hungary.
0:11.6	Hi, I'm Rick Steves.
0:13.3	As we marvel at how Hungary has blossomed into a newly free society, were also struck by the
0:18.2	richness of its history and culture.
0:20.8	A millennium
0:24.4	a millennium ago, Hungary was controlled by rough-and-tumble nomads. A century ago, it helped rule a lumbering empire that controlled half of Europe.
0:28.8	During the Soviet era, it was famous for its feisty uprisings and moderate Gulash communism.
0:34.0	And today, Hungary retains a sense of the old world elegance,
0:38.0	a place where you can soak in thermo baths before taking in a world-class opera.
0:42.0	On today's travel with Rick
0:43.6	Steve's we're exploring Hungary. But first let's start off the hour with some of
0:47.9	your calls. We'd love to hear from you at 877 333 Rick. It's all ahead on Travel with Rick.
0:53.0	It's all ahead on Travel with Rick Steeves.
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1:16.0	wine and spicy cuisine, their relaxing thermal spas, and their impressive track
1:20.6	record in music, science, and business. But most of all,
1:24.0	Hungary has a polite, classy way of making you feel right at home.
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1:31.0	we're working up an appetite for travel to
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