Beautiful Budapest, part 3 - Pest

What can I say about Pest that I haven't already said? It's the other half of Budapest, but certainly doesn't play second fiddle to its older brother Buda. Pest is where the action is - restaurants, nightlife, culture, business, etc. Let's get to the photos...

I thought this was funny. Those stickers were on random ads and posters all over the city.

Palinka. In Romania it comes in used plastic beer or soda bottles. The Hungarians know how to step it up a notch, a big notch.

Some apartment buildings across the street from The Great Market Hall.

Outside the opera house. A Maserati and a Fiat. Two Italian cars, two entirely different looks.

St. Stephen's Basilica

The House of Terror museum. The building used to be the local headquarters for the dreaded AVO, the Hungarian secret police.

The Budapest Metro line #1, the oldest subway line in Europe.

Metro line #3. Enjoy local news on giant screens while you wait for your train, assuming that you can read Magyar.

Inside the Great Market Hall.

Chachkys for the whole family, Great Market Hall.

Paprika, garlic, jarred fruit, preserves, honey, etc. All good stuff at the Great Market Hall.

Busker on the Danube with his petrified friend.

These yellow trams are everywhere and, I don't know why, but I think they're really cool. That's Castle Hill in the background.

Hungarian boys learn to ride statues at an early age.

Dance to the music.

This is Petofi, Hungary's revolutionary poet.

The Geological Institute, a fantastic example of Art Nouveau architecture, of which I'm a big fan.

"Native Americans" on tour in Hungary. Keteli Train Station.

A Citroen 2CV. I love these cars, especially in yellow with plaid interior.

Parliament's dome.

Here's the tram again, with Castle Hill in the background.