Hi, Welcome to Budapest! Budapest is the capital of Hungary. The Duna (Danube) river splits the city in two: Buda and Pest (they used to be two different cities). On the left bank of the river (at the bottom of the image) sits Buda and on the east side Pest (at the top).
Budapest is a cosmopolitan city and one of Europe’s most important capitals. It used to be the second capital of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. After many decades of communism the city is recovering its lost splendor.
At your left you can see one of the city’s landmarks: the Parliament. We’ll start our Photographic Tour there ...