A Tiny Tour of Budapest

	The Danube bank in Budapest is one of the loveliest town centers in Europe. Visible in this picture are the Parliament, to the right, and the Széchenyi Lánchíd, or Chainbridge. Buda, to the right, is mountainous and picturesque. Pest, to the right, a separate city until the second half of the 19th century, is flat stately and quaint (and polluted). Click to enlarge.
	The Széchenyi Lánchíd, or Chainbridge, was built by István Szécheny in the second half of the 19th century. It was the first bridge to link Buda and Pest. Click to see more, full-sized photos.
	A typical sidestreet in Budapest, showing the baroque architecture common in the city. Click to enlarge.
	Beauty can be tucked away in the corners, waiting to surprise you, as in this typical Budapest stairwell. Click to enlarge.
	No modern European city would be complete without its own subway system, or Metro. Click for Metro map of Budqpest:

Here's a conemporary artist's rendering of Buda as a medieval city. Note the castle wall, still visible in some places today. The city dates back to Roman times.

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