Buda and Pest shape an awesome city divided by the Danube river. The first thing I thought when I saw the Danube was: "wow! it's huge!". The second thought (right away) was: "oh, but it is not blue...". Why "The Blue Danube" waltz, then? who knows? maybe Strauss was color blind... haha. The Danube banks are World Heritage Sites. The views from the Buda Castle quarter over the river, with the great Parliament, the bridges, the churches and the beautiful buildings on Pest side are just breathtaking. But of course, there are many other interesting places in the city... I was there for a symposium and visited the city in the free time, mostly in the evenings. The first day I walked the Andrássy Boulevard and reached the Heroes Square, where I visited the Fine Arts
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