Budapest Vignette
A one-minute story - ✈️ TRAVEL
Budapest Vignette
The Danube is the exact color and viscosity of used motor oil as it flows under the Erzebét Bridge in Budapest. Grime-stained and somewhat crumbling, the Queen of the Carpathian Basin looks as if it has not been dusted or swept since 1956 — except, of course, in the thrilling, exquisitely beautiful, highly-polished tourist sectors!
Step one block out of this sparkling district and you are in the real city, a totally different city that belongs to the Magyar, not the visitor. The contrast is striking and intriguing. The outer sectors lure you like odyssean sirens into their market places and alleys. Explore with care.
Budapest, you may find, is best viewed on a walk before dinner, when streaks of golden lights from the grander hotels and municipal buildings cast their bright reflections into the dark river. It is sheer wizardry.
Here are two absolutely loony mis-adventures in the intriguing city of Budapest. It was touch and go, but I escaped in one piece!
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I loved the pictures and stories and look forward to seeing more - these are places I will never visit. So, I feel as if I am getting at least an introduction to them..