Our final stop for our first tour was Liberty Square. Here there is a Soviet memorial that honors the soldiers who liberated Hungary from the Nazis. As it turned out the Soviets were not much better. No one is really sure why this memorial is still here except that it is located close to the US Embassy and some people in town think maybe it’s left to irritate the Embassy by making them look at it every day.

I don’t really think that’s the case as it seems as though there is a great respect for US (or certainly in the past) due to the crown being held there and for Regan’s actions with Gorbachev.