| Budapest is the overgrown capital of the Republic of Hungary , inhabited by about 1.850.000 restless inhabitants - most of them readers, and not only of the telephone numbers in the television commercials. It was officially established in 1873 by joining Buda, Pest and northern Old Buda (îbuda). It consists of 23 municipal districts. Roughly two-thirds of the city is in Pest, on the eastern bank of the Danube and almost completely flat; the rest is in the hilly part called Buda, on the western bank and a much older settlement. |
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 Weather
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is far from boring in Budapest . It is pretty predictable: it can be very hot in the summer, and can theoretically be very cold in the winter ... | |
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| Money |
The Forint (Ft) became the Hungarian currency in August 1946, after a period of extremely high inflation was brought to an end. | |
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| Stamps and Letters |
Everyone thinks that bigger post offices are quicker because they have more staff - they do, but they are also busier and queues are longer. | |
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| Transport |
Budapest has proverbially good public transport which has become increasingly foreigner-friendly to use. Maps are to be found at more and more tram stops, ticket vending machines now tend to speak in several languages. | |
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| Thermal Spas and Bathes |
The greatest concentrations of natural springs are situated in Óbuda, near Gellért Hill, on the Buda embankment near Margaret Bridge and on Margaret Island itself.... | |
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| Shopping in Budapest |
You'll find eight touchscreen information sets over town two at Ferihegy Airport , one each in the Southern Railway Station, the Astoria underground station, the Central Market Hall, the Royal Castle and the Hungarian Culture Foundation, and two at the Tourinform offices... | |
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