"Budapest is the only major city in the world rich in thermal waters. It is also one of the few capital cities with caves which are open to the public. There are other highlights we could mention, for example that centuries of architectural and cultural heritage successfully fuse here with recent innovation.Not unlike the bridges arching over the Danube to connect the two riverbanks of Buda and Pest, past and present, science and entertainment also meet here.
Would you have thought that for a long time Budapest was two cities? Buda, seat of kings, built on the hills on the right bank of the Danube, and opposite, the freely expanding Pest, built on the plains, centre of trade and, of course, entertainment, have been united for little more than 130 years, since 1873.
You too can experience this duality. Go out in the evening to the Pest embankment, enjoy the buzz of the Danube Promenade and the cafés, and wonder at the majestic view of the castle rising up on the other side of the river. (You are looking at a World Heritage Site from another World Heritage Site; the cityscapes on both sides of the Danube are protected World Heritage!)
After that, immerse yourself in the theatres, music and dance clubs! You too will come to realise that those who say Budapest has a soul are right."
Source: Hungarystartshere.com
13.05.2008