Budapest - English Homework

Budapest The pearl of the Danube

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Budapest is the main city of Hungary, and is the largest city of this country. And with this condition it is the center of the politics, economy, culture, commerce, transport and industry. The city has become a very important city in east Europe after the unification of Buda and Pest on 17 November 1873. Buda is located on the west part of the Danube river and Pest on the east part.

Sights and monuments in Budapest Gellért Hill (gellérthegy in Hungarian ) is a 235 m high hill

overlooking the Danube in Budapest, Hungary. It is part of the 1st and 11th Districts. Gellért Hill was named after 2

Saint Gerard who was thrown to death from the hill. The famous Hotel Gellért and the Gellért Baths can be found in Gellért Square at the foot of the hill, next to Liberty Bridge. The Gellért Hill Cave is located within the hill, facing toward Hotel Gellért and the Danube River. At the top of the hill is the Citadella (Citadel), from which a glorious view is available down both directions of the Danube. At the Andrássy Avenue is located the Hungarian State Opera House (Pest Broadway) and the House of Terror. Buda Castle (Hungarian: Budai Vár) is the historical castle of the Hungarian kings in Budapest. In the past, it was also called Royal Palace (Hungarian: Királyi-palota) and Royal Castle (Hungarian: Királyi Vár). Buda Castle was built on the southern tip of Castle Hill, next to the old Castle District (Hun: Várnegyed), which is famous about its medieval, Baroque and 19th century houses and public buildings. It is linked to Adam Clark Square and the Széchenyi Chain Bridge by the Castle Hill Funicular. Városliget (literally City Park) is a public park , close to the city centre. It is 3

located in District XIV . Its main entrance is the Heroes’ Square (Hősök tere). Below , you have a map with the attractions of this beautiful park. 1. – Gundel Restaurant 2. – Municipal Zoological and Botanical Garden 3. – Municipal Grand Circus 4. – Budapest Amusement Park 5. – Széchenyi Medicinal Baths and Swimming Pool 6. – Vajdahunyad Castle 7. – Petőfi Hall 8. – Transport Museum of Budapest 9. – Heroes' Square 10. – Museum of Fine Arts 11. – Palace of Art

A good option for those who likes Classical music , The Franz Liszt Academy of Music (Hungarian: Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, often abbreviated as Zeneakadémia, "Music 4

Academy") is a concert hall and music conservatory, founded by pianist and composer Franz Liszt on November 14, 1875. It is home to the Liszt Collection, which features several valuable books and manuscripts donated by Liszt upon his death, and the AVISO studio, a collaboration between the governments of Hungary and Japan to provide sound recording equipment and training for students.

Weather Budapest has a very mixed and transitional climate - somewhere between the mild, rainy weather of Transdanubia, the variable continental climate of the flat and open Great Plain to the east and the almost subMediterranean weather of the south. Budapest has four distinct seasons with great variability within the seasons.

Food Budapest has all kinds of food, from Sandwiches to Pastas. But we really

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suggest the wonders of the Hungarian Cuisine. At the “APETITO restaurant & Café” you will have “A drop of spirit amid the reality of Hungary. A mood for a cup of coffee, a glass of fine wine, a light lunch, or an elegant dinner. Apetito offers all this, not just out of admiration for gastronomy but because such quality is becoming a necessity of life. Our menus, along with our wine lists, have been chosen solely with this principle in mind: that Apetito be a gastro-home par excellence. High quality fresh ingredients, a completely modern kitchen, a state-of-the-art wine storage system, the richest range of flavours, legendary Hungarian hospitality – up in the Castle District, in APETITO”, as they define on their site.

Getting there Maybe the easiest way to get in Budapest, if you are not currently in Europe, when traveling there is by plane. Budapest (Ferihegy) International Airport,( Ferihegyi Nemzetközi Repülőtér; pronounced "Ferry-hedge") is the country's largest airport, located about 6

16 km (10 miles) southeast of the city center. Ferihegy has two terminals, Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, often called Ferihegy-1 and Ferihegy-2, respectively. Terminal 2 is the hub of the Hungarian national carrier, Malév. If you are in Europe when traveling there , we suggest going by plane. Budapest is very easily reached from other countries in Europe, because of your location in the central part of this continent.

Accommodation Budapest has an excellent hotel system and we are sure that won’t have anything to complain about it. We suggest you to stay on “ Mercure Budapest Korona Hotel” . It is placed “In the heart of the city, opposite the National Museum and a few minutes to the river Danube. 420 soundproof, air-conditioned rooms with bath, Sat-TV, modem. 1 Restaurant, bars, meeting / congress rooms, pool, sauna, and parking facilities” as they describe on their web site.

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We hope you enjoy your trip to Budapest and have fun. We wish nothing goes wrong once you are there and don’t have communication problems. That you have the best service everywhere. Enjoy the time you have there , be on business or on vacation. And also take good pictures of your accommodation there. Well…we desire you love it so much that you have always the desire to go there more and more times. That this place never borrow from your mind…And maybe, who knows you can find good friends from Budapest?

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