On my birthday weekend, we headed to Budapest. It is true, it is beautiful. It's also fascinating, having been a communist country until 1990. Budapest is actually made up of three cities, Buda, Obuda and (to make things easy) Pest, joined by the bridges across the Danube, which merged in 1873. The city was largely destroyed in the Second World War (in the aptly named 'Battle of Budapest', all of the bridges were bombed out of existence), and rebuilt thereafter. I've gotta say, they did a good job! First off we headed to Buda, the old town, to check out the sights. The Fisherman's Bastion was a highlight for me, with its castle like turrets and amazing views along the Danube through the arches in the wall. It is a bit like something from a fairy
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