made up of two cities, buda onthe western half is the oldest part of the city, topped by a castle and a citadel on two hills. while younger, pest on the other side has grown up quite nicely, thankyou.
the protests that you see photos of in front of parliament happened after the ruling party revoked benefits and bonuses that they had made given in order to win the election. they were unceremoniously revoked a few weeks ago, and a recording of the president was leaked where he stated that he had 'lied morning, noon, and night.' hence, protests.
view of the danube and parliament in budapest
parliament from across the danube
parliament
a tram crossing the bridge, parliament in back
bridge at night
budapest's green bridge and hotel gellert in back
statue on the gellert hill, buda
matthias church in buda
a street on the castle hill of buda
street musicians at the buda castle
the central market building, pest
paprika peppers for sale in central market
st. stephen's cathedral in pest
st. stephen's cathedral in pest
power plant substation in pest
a weird tunnel between buildings, pest
a jugendstil balcony in pest
jugendstil building and car nearly as old, pest
photos of the protest in front of parliament
protests against the government, parliament building
'the usual suspects' are the president and his cronies