Board the boat at Dock 7, Jane Haining rakpart, Budapest. The dock is located near the tram stop Petőfi tér which is a 10-minute walk from the Ferenciek Tere Metro stop. Look for Legenda City Cruises.
When to arrive
6:15 PM - Arrive at the meeting point 15 minutes before your chosen time so you don't lose your time slot.
Where your activity ends
Your activity will end at the same place it began.
Cancellation policy
Cancel before 6:30 PM on September 15th for a full refund
The Hungarian Revolution of 1848 was the longest in Europe, crushed in August 1849 by Austrian and Russian armies. Nevertheless, it had a major effect in freeing the serfs. It started on 15 March 1848, when Hungarian patriots organized mass demonstrations in Pest and Buda (today Budapest) which forced the imperial governor to accept their 12 points of demands, which included the demand for freedom of press, an independent Hungarian ministry residing in Buda-Pest and responsible to a popularly elected parliament, the formation of a National Guard, complete civil and religious equality, trial by jury, a national bank, a Hungarian army, the withdrawal of foreign (Austrian) troops from Hungary, the freeing of political prisoners, and union with Transylvania. On that morning, the demands were read aloud along with poetry by Sándor Petőfi with the simple lines of "We swear by the God of the Hungarians. We swear, we shall be slaves no more". Lajos Kossuth and some other liberal nobility that made up the Diet appealed to the Habsburg court with demands for representative government and civil liberties. These events resulted in Klemens von Metternich, the Austrian chancellor and foreign minister, resigning. The demands of the Diet were agreed upon on 18 March by Emperor Ferdinand. Although Hungary would remain part of the monarchy through personal union with the emperor, a constitutional government would be founded. The Diet then passed the April laws that established equality before the law, a legislature, a hereditary constitutional monarchy, and an end to the transfer and restrictions of land use.
The revolution grew into a war for independence from the Habsburg monarchy when Josip Jelačić, Ban of Croatia, crossed the border to restore their control. The new government, led by Lajos Kossuth, was initially successful against the Habsburg forces. Although Hungary took a national united stand for its freedom, some minorities of the Kingdom of Hungary, including the Serbs of Vojvodina, the Romanians of Transylvania and some Slovaks of Upper Hungary supported the Habsburg Emperor and fought against the Hungarian Revolutionary Army. Eventually, after one and a half years of fighting, the revolution was crushed when Russian Tsar Nicholas I marched into Hungary with over 300,000 troops. As result of the defeat, Hungary was thus placed under brutal martial law. The leading rebels like Kossuth fled into exile or were executed. In the long run, the passive resistance following the revolution, along with the crushing Austrian defeat in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War, led to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise (1867), which marked the birth of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
As the sun sets at 6:51 PM, we suggest starting the tour at 6:30 PM. This way, we'll get to the best spot by sunset, and you’ll be able to shoot in the Blue Hour (after sunset) and at night. We would finish around 9:30 PM.
Your accommodation is at a very good spot, so we can meet you right there.
The photo tour is approximately 3 hours long and we mostly walk, but use public transportation and taxi to speed things up (fare is not included in the price).
The night photo tour costs 190 EUR / 205 USD for a single photographer (or the equivalent in Hungarian Forints on that day's exchange rate), and it's free for your non-photographer companions.
Wednesday 18th Sept. Check out from Budapest.
Get from flat to subway.
Take subway from Deák Ferenc tér to Liszt Ferenc Airport.
The bus journey time between Deák Ferenc tér Station and Liszt Ferenc Airport 2 is around 36 min and covers a distance of around 21 km. Operated by BKK, the Deák Ferenc tér Station to Liszt Ferenc Airport 2 bus service departs from Deák Ferenc tér M and arrives in Liszt Ferenc Airport 2.
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