The game of the names You probably have already noticed that in Hungary the surnames and first names are written in a reverse order unlike […] #Did you know? / 2019.08.22. Budapest on the UNESCO World Heritage list The UNESCO World Heritage List is a prestigious group of cultural and natural sites of outstanding value to the heritage […] #Culture #Did you know? / 2019.07.25. The Prince and Princess of Buda and Pest Buda and Pest are quite different: Buda is the hillier, the greener, the older, the quieter side while Pest is […] #Did you know? / 2019.07.22. Get spectacular views via TRAM 2 National Geographic ranks the route of tram 2 (which runs parallel to the Danube) as one of the top 10 […] #Did you know? / 2019.06.26. The highest point of the city The highest point in the city is János Hill with 529 meters. There is a beautiful lookout tower on the […] #Did you know? / 2019.05.15. Kermit visiting If you would like to find another mini statue, go to Liberty Square and look under the railing in front […] #Did you know? / 2019.04.08. Liliput adventures in the city Budapest has several mini statues, all of them are the works of a Ukrainian sculptor, Mykhailo Kolodko. One of them […] #Did you know? / 2019.04.02. In the footsteps of the Romans – 2. The 17-18 hundred-year-old Roman buildings still stand in Óbuda with the socialist type of blocks of flats in the background. […] #Did you know? / 2019.03.27. In the footsteps of the Romans – 1. Between the 1-4th centuries the Western side of the river (and the country) was part of the Roman Empire. The […] #Did you know? / 2019.03.26. Home sweet home Although the Hun-Hungarian (Magyar) relationship is much debated, countless legends preserve these memories. According to one, the siblings Hunor and […] #Did you know? / 2019.03.20. The shortest street The shortest street is a street between the Ritz Carlton and the Kempinski Hotels, called Miatyánk utca, only two blocks. […] #Did you know? / 2019.03.18. The high and lows of the Danube The river Danube has had its highs and lows in the past centuries. At the foot of Gellért Hill, 60-70 […] #Did you know? / 2019.02.24.