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Posted by Amanda Kendle Mar 22, 2007 |
When I first lived in Eastern Europe, I needed a visa to visit Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary. These visas were not only a bit time-consuming to get, they also got quite expensive when I was earning Slovak crowns, and the Hungarian one was worst of all - I would have had to pay per visit, even if I only went on a day trip or for a weekend.
So I waited until Hungary joined the European Union - along with 9 other nations - on 1 May 2004. Then I was on the train, first to Budapest, and a couple of weekends later by hire car to visit Lake Balaton. I still remember feeling anxious at the border crossings, that perhaps my information was wrong, and they'd send me back to Slovakia. But fortunately the immigration officers were all up with the changes, and my Aussie passport and I were allowed to pass into Hungarian territory. Check out the result of one of these trips with the information on Exploring Hungary's Lake Balaton that I've published this week.