Posted by ourjotterbook on June 12, 2011 · 2 Comments
“When 2 become 1” does that phrase ring a bell? haha..it’s one of the songs by the Spice Girls back in the mid 90’s. It is also a phrase that best describes how Budapest got its name. It is formed by the unification of 2 towns by the river Danube, the hilly Buda (west bank) with its name-sake castle and Pest (east bank) the modern commercial core of the city.
During the long train ride heading to Budapest, we were chatting... Read More
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