Around the World: Buda
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reviews_and_ramblingsThis was a very strange travel. I was 21 and if you didn't consider my cultural exchange with East Germany when I was 16 years old, I had never been abroad. Then during a Sunday lunch a family friend told me that, if I want, she could lend me her apartment in Budapest, and I went all of sudden, leaving on Monday. I was alone and I spent two weeks wandering around Buda, Pest and Obuda, sometime maybe in a very reckless way... But all in all it was a wonderful experience that I remember in every detail.
by Elisa, Buda, 1996:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/1996Budapest.htm
I like the play of light and shadow of this pic, and the feeling of old, like the street lamps and the green door and windows. And please, notice the car... this photo was taken in 1996 but the car seems much older.
Buda: Buda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.
Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's complete territory and is mostly wooded and hilly. It is usually associated with a higher standard of living, although this depends on the area. Its most notable landmarks are the Buda Castle and the Citadella.
Buda was the capital of Hungary from 1361 until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1541. Pressburg/Pozsony (the current Slovak capital Bratislava) became the new capital of Hungary in 1536. In 1686 Buda was captured by Austria, but because of its devastation from warfare, numerous Germans were brought in to help resettle the city. Buda was declared a free royal town in 1703, and became the Hungarian capital again in 1784. Buda was united with the towns Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form Budapest. (from Wikipedia)
by Elisa, Buda, 1996:
http://www.elisarolle.com/travel/1996Budapest.htm
I like the play of light and shadow of this pic, and the feeling of old, like the street lamps and the green door and windows. And please, notice the car... this photo was taken in 1996 but the car seems much older.
Buda: Buda is the western part of the Hungarian capital Budapest on the west bank of the Danube. The name Buda takes its name from the name of Bleda the Hun ruler, whose name is also Buda in Hungarian.
Buda comprises about one-third of Budapest's complete territory and is mostly wooded and hilly. It is usually associated with a higher standard of living, although this depends on the area. Its most notable landmarks are the Buda Castle and the Citadella.
Buda was the capital of Hungary from 1361 until its capture by the Ottoman Empire in 1541. Pressburg/Pozsony (the current Slovak capital Bratislava) became the new capital of Hungary in 1536. In 1686 Buda was captured by Austria, but because of its devastation from warfare, numerous Germans were brought in to help resettle the city. Buda was declared a free royal town in 1703, and became the Hungarian capital again in 1784. Buda was united with the towns Óbuda and Pest in 1873 to form Budapest. (from Wikipedia)
