Chain Bridge (Szechenyi lanchid) Budapest

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Besides the incredibly beautiful architecture and the sweeping skylines along the Danube, Buda and Pest have a lot of other amazing things to offer. Here are a few of our favorites:

1.) There's a wonderful Boba tea place run by a lovely vietnamese couple in a pedestrian underpass near the metro. Megan also happens to be …

Country number ten! I arrived in Hungary on Monday and after negotiating my way through rogue money exchanges, was soon checked in to my hostel near the centre. The term 'party hostel' has been banded around a lot on this trip, but I can say this is definitely true for Carpe Noctem Vitae (which I soon realised can be translated as 'Seize the Night …

The coach journey to Hungary was pretty uneventful – there were actually people at border control this time although they didn't say anything about lack of visa for Slovakia. Fiona and pretty much everyone else on the coach fell asleep except me, I ended up chatting with Chris and Emma which was nice :) We got to Budapest but I can't remember …

Thursday evening we set out for Budapest and had to take a 16 hour over night train. This was our first over night train ever, and it was not too comfortable. They ran out of beds so we only had regular seats reserved that did not recline. We saved $22 this way but I don't think I could ever do another train like this without a bed. Finally we …

Oh Budapest. What can I say, I wasn't even planning on stopping here when my trip started. I had originally cut it out to spend more time in less places. After talking w many travelers and reconsidering. Here I am after 4 days in Budapest. The Hungarian people and culture were so unique, fun, and interesting. I am actually pretty proud I did as …

Well Budapest today is wet... not quite wild but it sounded good!!

I did take a ride up to the Castle on the Funicular - fabulous views of Pest and the Castle itself is beautiful. I also had a cinnamon pastry thingy (as recommended by Kate - thanks) which was lovely. The ride back down on the funicular was great and I managed to get some …

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I just got back from a whirlwind trip to Budapest, the beautiful capital of Hungary! I didn't know too much about it before I got there, but it is truly an amazing city. It is actually two cities, divided by the Danube river: Buda and Pest. We stayed on the Pest side which seemed to be a bit livelier most of the time!

Despite the city's …

Today was a beautiful day! Sun was shining, the temperature was warm, and everyone showed up early on the bus. A little about our tour and tour guides. First, our bus drive is Franco, a nice gentleman from Italy, who speaks very little English, but is one amazing driver, he can squeeze that big bus into and out of the smallest streets, through cars …

A couple of days spent in Hungary have shown me that there is an enormous cultural difference between Eastern European countries and those of Western Europe. This divide could prove to severely hamper Europe's attempt at creating a unified federation of states that work together much like the United States of America. Among the many cultural …

... is strange, warm one minute and raining and cold the next!  The walking tour included most of the sites in Budapest including the chain bridge and the castle district.  As we saw, Budapest is a very beautiful city and it was great to also hear ...

... parts of the city we hadn't seen before. Day 2 We strolled along the Danube on the Buda side and arrived at Chain Bridge. Now Chain Bridge is famous for the 4 lion statues. 2 at either end. Apparently the guy who designed it hundreds of years ...

... .  Obviously with so many potential photo opportunities my camera battery decided it wasn't playing, and proceeded to die.  Argh. The chain bridge across the Danube was roped off, so we took a walk down to the next one so we could head over to ...

... a single step on Budapest's ladder of history. Budapest was at one time, two separate cities: Buda and Pest. It wasn't until the chain bridge was built that the two cities began to interact and then soon, merged together. Buda is on the west side of ...

... and the occasional sky diver. The air race was worth the wait though with the stunt planes flying low under the Chain Bridge before navigating a particular course through blow up gates as quickly as possible. It was an amazing display of skill. ...

... a band playing Cuban music and had a bit of a snack along the river.  We walked along the Danube and crossed over the Chain bridge to the Buda side of the river where we took in the magnificent site of the Parliament building.  We took the tram ...

... Parliment House, so we headed over for that. We walked on the Buda side of the river and took it all in. We arrived at the Chain Bridge, and it was closed as they were having a summer festival there. We looked and then arrived at the House. We lined up, ...

... to get here from Zagreb, but I had 3 days making it worth it... I did all the typical things people do in Budapest. Walk the old town, the Chain Bridge, the Royal Palace, Parliment, eat Goulash and Boar Stew. I even went to the Opera last night. Lady ...

... of the city and we made our way past the enormous St. Stevens church, through the Pesht side of the city and over the chain bridge to the Buda side. One interesting stop along the way was something called the "love lock tree.” The fencing around ...

... masterworks and their reverberating interiors to orchestral use is a civic endowment of which I heartily approve. Crossing over the iconic Chain Bridge, we climbed to the hilltop of the Royal Palace for some of the best views of the city, including ...