Budapest... Charming Buda
In my previous post ( Hungary...Budapest....The unexpected surprise ) I have described a generic walk- through of Budapest in general. The Danube river splits Budapest in two very different sides. The Buda and Pest side. During this blog I will be talking about the Buda side. Buda sits on the west side of the Danube. I hope the below would be a good temptation for you to go and see Budapest Buda. So how do you get to Buda? From Pest side, you need to get to Chain bridge, this spans across the Danube river. The chain bridge was the first bridge built across the river and opened in 1849. After crossing the Danube river you will find yourself in Adam Clark Square. From there you can get the funicular which stops you exactly near Buda Castle. The fee for the funicular is around Eur6 (including a return ticket) How is Buda different to Pest? For starters Buda is definitely quieter than Pest and also greener. In Buda one finds more families living there. L...