Pest, Budapest, Hungary

For those that don't know, Budapest was originally two separate cities. Buda sits on the western bank of the Danube and Pest sits on the east bank. It was our observation that Pest felt like the more urbanized downtown with its Austro-Hungarian Baroque architecture and small shops and restaurants. Our apartment was in Pest and that was where we spent most of our time. So that perspective may be biased by the fact that we explored Pest more.

The architecture is beautiful in the city. It felt very similar to Vienna, but a little cuter and more quaint. Their magnificent Parliament building is a monument to make anyone proud. St. Stephen's Basilica was a beautiful place of Worship right in the heart of downtown.

Budapest also houses Corvinus University as well as other colleges, so the city feels young and trendy. It was a beautiful place to visit.Read more