The tour guide insisted that we articulate it as Buda-Pesh.
It sounds better if not called a pest all the time.
If I were to be given a choice to revisit any city along this cruise it would be Budapest.
This time it will be only Budapest for a few days.
Beautiful Danube splits the city into 2.
Buda on the Western Bank is the hilly part with panoramic landscape and the wealthier section of the city.
Buda holds the imperial feelings and everything rich and royal.
The grand Hapsburg Palace and the Fisherman's Bastion on castle Hill are thronged with tourists in the day.
Buda by night is magical.
Pest on its Eastern Bank, as flat as a prairie is home to a hive of activities and assorted bars, restaurants and hotels.
When Buda sleeps in the night, Pest becomes alive with songs, music and beer.
When our vessel approached the city, our hearts and spirits were uplifted.
Perhaps we made a good decision to stay another night in the city while most of the rest left for home.
The Chain Bridge was the first permanent stone bridge connecting Buda and Pest and is the second permanent crossing along the whole length of Danube.
Liberty Bridge is a public road bridge connecting Buda and Pest. From the Inter Continental Hotel it looked very tempting. Dad made me walk across with him in the hot afternoon sun. He said we did not come to Budapest to sleep in the cool, cozy hotel. So, I had to trudge across dutifully ; this time with an umbrella. It was just too stressful to walk without one and I don't care if it is an Asian way. I am truly Asian. He said he needed to feel the place by crossing it.
There are many other bridges in Budapest.
The 2 above must be some of the main ones.
Later, I show you more of Budapest.
No comments:
Post a Comment