HUNGARY #6 & #7 Direct Swap

Budapest  is the capital and the largest city of Hungary, and one of the largest cities in the European Union. It is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre, sometimes described as the primate city of Hungary. Budapest became a single city occupying both banks of the river Danube with its unification on 17 November 1873 of Buda and Óbuda, on the west bank, with Pest, on the east bank.

Thanks Krisztina!

Sent on: 17/10/2014
Received on: 21/12/2014
Travel time: 75 days

HUNGARY #6 Direct Swap

Szerencs is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies 35 km (22 mi) away from Miskolc, and 205 km (127 mi) away from Budapest. SZERENCS, with a population of 9,100 inhabitants, grew into a town where the Great Plain and the Zemplén mountains meet. It is the cultural and economic centre of Southern Hegyalja. This small town, with rich historical past, is called the Gate of Hegyalja and due to it was inhabited in ancient times.

Thanks  Zsuzsi!

Sent on: 17/10/2014
Received on: 31/12/2014
Travel time: 75 days

HUNGARY #5 Direct Swap

Stephen I, also Saint Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István király; Latin: Sanctus Stephanus; Slovak: Štefan I. or Štefan Veľký; c. 975 – 15 August 1038) was the last Grand Prince of the Hungarians between 997 and 1000 or 1001, and the first King of Hungary from 1000 or 1001 until his death in 1038. Stephen is a popular saint in Hungary and the neighboring territories. In Hungary, his feast day (celebrated on 20 August) is also a public holiday commemorating the foundation of the state.

Thanks Lilla!

Sent on: 05/12/2014
Received on: 17/12/2014
Travel time: 12 days

HUNGARY #4 Direct Swap

The Zsolnay Fountain was designed by Andor Pilch in 1912, and was placed in its present site in 1930. It was a present to the city from Miklós Zsolnay, in honor of his father, Vilmos Zsolnay.The four eosin water-spitting ox-head spigots and the fountain itself became one of the main attractions of Pécs.

Pécs is the fifth largest city of Hungary, located on the slopes of the Mecsek mountains in the south-west of the country, close to its border with Croatia.

Thanks Lilla!

Sent on: 31/10/2014
Received: 15/11//2014
Travel time: 15 days.

HUNGARY #2 & #3 Direct Swap

This swap made me very happy, because I received a beautiful envelope, two amazing postcards, from one of my favorite cities and some stamps for my collection!

The Hungarian Parliament Building is the seat of the National Assembly of Hungary, one of Europe's oldest legislative buildings, a notable landmark of Hungary and a popular tourist destination of Budapest. It lies in Lajos Kossuth Square, on the bank of the Danube. It is currently the largest building in Hungary[1] and still the tallest building in Budapest.

The Fisherman's Bastion is a terrace in neo-Gothic and neo-Romanesque style situated on the Buda bank of the Danube, on the Castle hill in Budapest, around Matthias Church. It was designed and built between 1895 and 1902 on the plans of Frigyes Schulek. From the towers and the terrace a panoramic view exists of Danube, Margaret Island, Pest to the east and the Gellért Hill. The Bastion takes its name from the guild of fishermen that was responsible for defending this stretch of the city walls in the Middle Ages. It is a viewing terrace, with many stairs and walking paths.

Thanks Kriana!

Sent on: 21/10/2014
Received on: 31/10/2014
Travel time: 10 days

HUNGARY #1 Direct Swap

St. Stephen's Basilica is a Roman Catholic basilica in Budapest, Hungary. It is named in honour of Stephen, the first King of Hungary (c 975–1038), whose right hand is housed in the reliquary. It was the sixth largest church building in Hungary before 1920. Today, it is the third largest church building in present-day Hungary.

Thanks Detty!

Sent on: 28/08/2014
Received on: 25/09/2014
Travel time: 28 days