08 Budapest

Budapest is the capital of Hungary and its largest city. Buda and Pest are on opposite sides of the Danube, now one city named Budapest.

The history we know of this area starts with the Celts, then Hungarians, then Mongols.

Budapest is ranked as "the world's second best city" by Condé Nast Traveler and also is rated as an excellent place to live as well as a very popular tourist destination. The city has 80 geothermal springs.
  • Foggy Budapest
  • Foggy Budapest
  • Dohany Synagogue
  • Hotel National
  • Statue in a niche above an ordinary store
  • Railway station
  • Hall of Art
  • Heroes' Square
  • Archangel Gabriel
  • Pretty buildings
  • Hungarian State Opera
  • Street view
  • St. Stephen's Basilica under renovation
  • St. Stephen's Basilica tower
  • Interior is under renovation and very dark
  • Beautiful building
  • Street view
  • Hungarian Parliament in the fog
  • Street scene
  • Parliament in the distance
  • Tower of Matthias Church
  • Interesting street scene
  • Holy Trinity Statue
  • Holy Trinity Statue detail
  • Matthias Church
  • Matthias Church interior
  • Matthias Church interior
  • Matthias Church interior
  • Matthias Church interior
  • Fisherman's Bastion
  • Matthias Church
  • Parliament in the fog
  • Judy and Gil reflecting in glass of the Budapest Hilton
  • Matthias Church
  • Matthias Church through an arch
  • Fisherman's Bastion
  • View from Fisherman's Bastion
  • Matthias Church and Hliton Hotel
  • Hilton Hotel reflecting Matthias Church
  • Fountain
  • Niche
  • Pretty building
  • Gil buying something
  • Market for hand-made goods
  • View from Citadel Hill
  • Woman with the Palm Leaf
  • Modern winemaking
  • Huge old wooden keg
  • At the wine tasting
  • Hungarian entertainment
  • The instruments
  • Dancing
  • Dancers in more decorative costumes
  • View from the ship
  • Buda Castle
  • View of Budapest from the Danube
  • Matthias Church
  • Hungarian Parliament
  • Dome of the Parliament
  • View from the Danube
  • St. Anne Church detail