Of course, different people, getting to the same place, get absolutely different experiences, different impressions. There is a dependence on many different factors, so let's see how I saw this city.

By the way, I know people who didn’t like Budapest, so it all depends on the point of view :-) And on who and what expects from the trip.

The airport is located about twenty kilometers from the city center, and there are several options for how to get to this very center. The following options are available to choose from:

• Taxi (about 30 minutes)
• Car rental (about 30 minutes drive + time at the rental company)
• Bus number "100E" (about 40 minutes, runs every 20 minutes)
• Transfer from the airline (about 30 minutes + time for other similar passengers to gather)
• On foot (about 4 hours) ;-)

Budapest has a well-organized public transport network, which is a real treat for any tourist. Budapesti Közlekedési Központ combines the networks of buses, trolleybuses, trams, metro and river trams. It is very convenient to buy an unlimited travel card for several days and use all these types of transport without restrictions!

What impressed me most about transport was the metro. The number of stations and the length of the lines are nothing special, but the 4 metro lines, you could say, belong to different eras!

The old Földalatti metro line (Hungarian: Földalatti — Underground) was the first "full-fledged" metro on the European continent and the first in the world with electric traction. The line was opened in 1896 for the 1000th anniversary of the Finding of the Homeland (the arrival of the Hungarians to the Carpathian Basin). Museum-type trains run along this line (yellow), an incredible attraction.

On the blue line you can find carriages exactly the same as ours.

The red line is more modern, with modern trains, and on the green line everything is super-duper new :-)

The Fisherman's Bastion was built between 1899 and 1905 according to the design of the architect Frigyes Schulek and was intended as an architectural backdrop for the Matthias Church. Despite its name, the Fisherman's Bastion never had any defensive significance.

The Fisherman's Bastion was built between 1899 and 1905 according to the design of the architect Frigyes Szulek and was intended as an architectural backdrop for the Matthias Church. Despite its name, the Fisherman's Bastion never had any defensive significance. Previously, the site of the Fisherman's Bastion was a square surrounded by a fortress wall where fish was sold. In the Middle Ages, Buda fishermen defended this section of the fortress wall in case of a military threat, and the Fisherman's Bastion became a monument to the brave guild of fishermen.

Matthias Church is a Catholic church within the Buda Castle complex. It was built in the lush late Gothic style in the second half of the 14th century and was largely reconstructed at the end of the 19th century.

Buda Castle is the residence of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. The castle can be reached by the Buda Sikló Funicular (Hungarian: Budavári Sikló) or by bus no. 16 from Széll Kálmán Square.

The history of the Budapest island on the Danube begins under the name "Hare Island". King Bela IV of Hungary made a vow to give his daughter Margaret as a nun to the Dominican monastery that occupied most of the island if the Mongol invasion was saved. After the invasion, he kept his promise. His daughter died at the age of 28. Thanks to the veneration of the holy daughter of the king, the island eventually received her name.

And now it's a wonderful place for walks! Just look at this park!

Some more photos of Budapest:

The Museum of Terror is dedicated to the tragic periods of the totalitarian history of Hungary.

The view of the parliament is impressive...

And a few more final photos to complete my story.