Budapest a Danube river cruise favourite
Budapest the Capital of Hungary sits like many Central and Eastern European cities on the banks of the majestic Danube, Europe's second longest river that runs from the Black Forest in Germany through 10 countries to the Black Sea. It is a popular destination on many river cruise itineraries, and serves also as the start or end point of a high number also. Budapest was once two cites Buda on the western banks of the river and Pest on the east. But after the two were unified in 1873 the city we now know as Budapest was born. Along with Vienna which also sits on the Danube it was once the center of the powerful Austro-Hungarian Empire. We visited this historical city on a weekend City Break and spent 4 days getting to know some of its famous attractions and sights. It was a 2 hour 45 minutes flight from Edinburgh to Budapest's Ferenc Liszt International Airport. The airport has 2 terminals and is connected to the city center which is 10 miles away by a frequent bus servi