Years ago, after a family trip to Europe, my son came home disappointed that the pages of his passport were not filled, although we traveled through several countries.
It was the early 80's, the beginning of the end of EU border controls. Now you get a couple of stamps per trip - one when you enter Europe, one when you leave.
Unless you push on down the Danube, past Budapest, and come to places where customs officials board river craft and spend a significant amount of time checking and stamping passports.
On this trip we added stamps (complete with a stylized steamship in the upper right-hand corner) in Mohacs, Hungary; Vukovar, Croatia; Novi Sad and Belgrade, Serbia; Svishtov and Ruse, Bulgaria, and Cernavoda, Romania. Cyrillic lettering on the stamps from Novi Sad and Belgrade makes them even more noticeable on the page.
From past trips to Eastern Europe I have other favorites - Biharkeresztes and Lokoshaza for two, each with a tiny steam locomotive design.
The picture is of a Hungarian horseman, demonstrating the five-in-one. Although I was happy the camera was fast enough to stop the action and get a clear picture, I almost wish I had slowed it enough to blur, just to give some idea of how fast those five horses were moving.
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