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Visiting Hungary (Bp)

The capital city of Hungary is Budapest. Buda on the right side of the river
Danube is built among hills, while Pest on the left side is built on the plain.
To introduce Budapest to a tourist from abroad I would tell him some historical
and geographical data about the capital of Hungary. 2 years ago the !omans
called this settlement "#uincum, that means the $city of waters$ because there were
and still there are a lot of water springs and medicinal baths in this region. Today
Budapest is a busy metropolis with a population of 2 million people. The city is rich
in historical and cultural monuments, wor%s of art and natural beauties.
I thin% I would start the tour of Budapest by ta%ing the tourist up to the &ell'rt
Hill, because this is the best point to see the panorama of this beautiful city. (tanding
high above the city on the highest point of the hill is the (tatue of )iberty. *n the top
of the hill there+s the ,itadella, which was a fortress. ,hain Bridge is the first
permanent bridge across the river Danube.
*ne of the tourist attractions of the city is the ,astle district of Buda. The first
stop during a visit to the ,astle district is usually at -atthias ,hurch. This was the
coronation church of the %ings of Hungary. Behind the church is .ishermen+s
Bastion. It connects Hunyadi /0nos (treet with (1enth0roms0g s#uare. The centre of
the ,astle district is the !oyal ,astle, the 2ational &allery and the 2ational )ibrary.
The most popular par% for the people living in Budapest is the beautiful
-argaret Island, which is in the middle of the Danube between -argaret Bridge and
3rp0d Bridge.
The Parliament building is situated in the 4ossuth (#uare, designed by Imre
(teindl. It is the house of the Hungarian &overnment and the Parliament.
*ne of the best5%nown monuments in Pest is the one in Heroes+ (#uare.
"nd of course, if you are loo%ing for the shopping district, go along 60ci
(treet. The street leads to 67r7smarty (#uare, where the very famous and old
&erbaud, old coffee house and confectionary is.
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