welcome to Budapest! This is Hungary's
largest city in home to roughly 2
million people it's bisected by the
Danube River which connects the hilly
Buda district to the flat Pest side. It's
noted for its architecture and numerous
art nouveau buildings and beautiful
old-fashioned cafes and boulevards as
well as elegant bathhouses. We're going
to count down the top places to take
photographs
let's go check it out first stop is the
keleti railway which was built in
eighteen eighty four it's done an
eclectic style and many people may enter
Budapest through this building so we
made it to Budapest and we are at where
are we might train station next stop is
Heroe's square which is the largest and
most impressive square in the city
located at the end of Andrássy avenue
and next to the city park. It's one of
the most visited sites and Budapest
next stop is Széchenyi thermal baths
this was built in the late eighteen
hundreds and it is the largest medicinal
bath in Europe. In fact Budapest has more
thermal springs than any other capital
city in the world
You're going to want to photograph this
beautiful baroque style building as well
as take a dip and one of the pools
next stop is the synagogue which is the
second-largest synagogue in the world
and the largest in europe next stop this
funicular which takes you to Buda
castle the line for the funicular that's
why we walk, muhaha.
We decided to walk instead of taking the
particular to the top of Buda's old
town and the views from up here are one
of the most impressive in the whole city
just a short 15-minute walk away in the
Buda side is our sixth photoshoot stop
st. Matthias church this was built in
late gothic style from the 11th century
make sure to check out the interior
because there are or need frescoes that
cannot be missed
right outside of the church is the
fisherman's bastion and this is a
tourist haven and one of the most
spectacular views of the city
make sure to bring her selfie stick for
this one you can see almost the entire
city from up here
fisherman's fast
the fisherman's bastion is a new gothic
masquerade that looks medieval but in
fact it was built in 1905 the bastions
name was taken from the medieval guilds
fishermen responsible for defending this
stretch of the castle wall but it
actually never had an official defending
function
The Bastion has seven turrets and which
you can walk to the top
next stop is the chain bridge this is
the iconic bridge in Budapest that
connects the Pest side to the Buda side.
built in the 19th century. Walking down the
chain bridge, this is the danube river
photoshoot stop number nine is the
Parliament building this is one of the
most iconic buildings and Budapest.
Budapest is home to the third-largest
parliament building in the world with
its scene-stealing Gothic architecture
what do you think about the Parliament?
Awesome. Scary uniforms though.
we visited right out for 4 p.m.
which happens to be the changing of the
guards you can also pre-booked a guided
tour of the Grand interior highly
recommended where you can see the main
staircase, dome hall, and Hungarian
coronation jewels. Next stop is cafe Gerbeaud.
which is noted as being one of
the greatest and most traditional cafe
houses in Europe with its elegant
interior and exterior i'll take that
that that and that and that!
Next up is Váci street which is a main
pedestrian thoroughfare lined with
numerous restaurants and shops primarily
catering to the tourist market although
it is touristy, it is worth photographing
because there are numerous architectural
gems in this part of town.
I am on Váci street looking at
some amazing architecture
one of my favorite places to shoot
photography is the Danube river if you
go south of Elisabeth bridge it gets
much less touristy and there are steps where
you can have a picnic or take in the
sunset views
It is Magic Hour look at this view of the
Danue this is so beautiful.
One of the unique forms of
transportation in Budapest are the
streetcars which go alongside the Danube
River which will take you to our
favorite photo shoot stop which is the
danube river cruise. This is a beautiful
cruise along the danube especially
during sunset when you can see the city
completely transformed at night when all
of the buildings are lit up. The boat cruise
is a great way to see this expansive
city especially if you're limited on
time because it passes by almost all of
the iconic buildings you can see them
lit up in all their glory.
My favorite building that we passed was
the parliament of course which is the
jewel of the Danube. It completely
transforms at night
going down the Danube we passed under
the Elisabeth bridge which is a more
modern bridge and we also passed by the
Gellert baths which you may recognize
because it looks strikingly similar to
the hotel from The Grand Budapest Hotel
movie.
This was my second time visiting
Budapest and I hardly ever revisit
cities so that is saying a lot.
It is unique elegant and exotic with its
buildings dating back to the city's
Golden Age of the 19th century the
Austro-Hungarian Empire the city is also
shaped by an eclectic and complicated past
that included the Ottoman Era rule as
well as a socialist regime that wasn't
abolished until 1989. Hungary
entered the EU in 2004 but it retained
its own currency and its unique language.
Because of that it is truly a
one-of-a-kind city and one of my
favorite cities to photograph in
Central Europe.
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