Traveling around Budapest - 1. day / Spoznávanie Budapešti - 1. deň

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Hi, I wrote this post in English and Slovak language.

Hi,

It is a warm summer day and we are waiting at the train station with full suitcases. We are waiting for the train that will take us from Košice to our vacation. This time, however, we are not going to refresh ourselves by the sea. We are going on a sightseeing vacation to the capital of Hungary, Budapest. We will be in the city for a whole week and during that time we want to see as many sights and attractions of the city as possible, in addition to visiting the Hungarian Formula 1 Grand Prix.

We get on the train and a few hours later we get off at the railway station in the city of Budapest - Keleti pályaudvar. Immediately after the performance, I was enchanted by the building of the railway station, which literally breathed history. I immediately imagined what an amazing picture it must have been when steam trains left it in the past. It was built between 1881 and 1884.

It is the largest railway station in the city and is located in its eastern part.

We pass through the underpass and slowly pass one aisle after another with our suitcases. We have secured accommodation in the former Jewish quarter. It is located about 20 minutes on foot from the railway station. We could also take the subway, but we've been sitting so far, so we'd rather walk a bit.

The first settlers in this area were the Celts. Around the year 89, the Romans founded the Aquaincum settlement north of today's center and the Contra Aquincum fortification on the opposite bank. Aquincum later became the capital of the province of Pannonia Inferior, which shows the importance and good location of the city. Pannonia was replaced by many peoples. Huns, Ostrogoths, Longobards, Avars, Slavs. In the 9th century it was part of the Principality of Nitra and later of Great Moravia. Finally, the Old Hungarians settled here at the end of the 10th century.

After some time, we arrive at the entrance, where we have to stay for one week. It is an older historical building, but it has locked doors from the front and back. We ring the doorbell, but no one answers. We start to feel a little panic. It ends when one resident of the apartment building leaves the entrance and we get to the bunkhouse. Here we can clearly see the sign informing us that our accommodation is on the third floor. We go upstairs and the master is already waiting for us there. He gives us the keys and we can settle in happily. We quickly unpack our things and since we have a lot of time until the evening, we go to see the Basilica of St. Štefana, which is located nearby.

It is an impressive temple that is 96 meters high.

We made the effort and went to see the surroundings from the viewpoint on the roof.

   

The basilica was built in 1851-1905. Its height commemorates the arrival of Hungarian tribes in Subdanubia in 896.

The temple houses the mummified hand of the first Hungarian king - St. Stefan.

We also saw a replica of the Hungarian coronation crown here.

Our next stop is also a temple located nearby. It is the second largest synagogue in the world. That is, outside of those located in Israel. The fact that it is located near our accommodation is logical as we live in the former Jewish quarter.

The Great Synagogue (Dohány utcai Zsinagóga) is built in the Moorish style and attracts attention from afar.

We go inside and I have to say it is really big. Synagogues are not as lavishly decorated as Christian churches, but that does not detract from their beauty at all. It is something different and extraordinary for a tourist and a traveler from Europe, who is mainly used to churches.

Of course, you can't miss photos from this place as a souvenir.

Today we traveled, saw the Great Synagogue and the Basilica of St. Štefana and we decided to take a walk along the Danube in the evening. The Danube Embankment, a good dinner, the lights beautifully illuminate the city, which is slowly getting ready for sleep. It's quite a nice romantic walk in the big city.

We too are slowly walking to the accommodation and are looking forward to the next day and new experiences.

Well thank you.

Po Slovensky 

Ahoj,

Je teplý letný deň a my čakáme na vlakovej stanici s plnými kuframi. Čakáme na vlak, ktorý nás z Košíc odvezie na dovolenku. Tentoraz sa však nechystáme osviežiť sa k moru. Chystáme sa na poznávaciu dovolenku do hlavného mesta Maďarska, do Budapešti. V meste budeme celý týždeň a za ten čas chceme okrem návštevy veľkej ceny Maďarska formuly 1 vidieť čo najviac pamiatok a zaujímavosti mesta.

Nastupujeme do vlaku a o pár hodín vystupujeme na železničnej stanici v meste Budapešť – Keleti pályaudvar. Hneď po vystúpení ma očarila budova železničnej stanice, ktorá doslova dýchala históriou. Hneď som si predstavil aký to musel byť úžasný obraz, keď z nej odchádzali v minulosti parné vlaky. Bola postavená medzi rokmi 1881 – 1884.

Je to najväčšia železničná stanica v mesta a nachádza sa v jeho východnej časti.

Prechádzame podchodom a s kuframi pomaly míňame jednu uličku za druhou. Ubytovanie máme zabezpečené v bývalej židovskej štvrti. Tá sa nachádza asi 20 minút peši od železničnej stanice. Mohli by sme ísť aj metrom, lenže doteraz sme sedeli a tak sa radšej trochu prejdeme.

Prvý osadníci v tejto oblasti boli Kelti. Okolo roku 89 založili Rimania severne od dnešného centra osadu Aquaincum a na opačnom brehu opevnenie Contra Aquincum. Aquincum sa neskôr stalo hlavným mestom provincie Pannonia Inferior, čo poukazuje na dôležitosť a dobrú polohu mesta. V Pannónii sa vystriedalo množstvo národov. Huni, Ostrogóti, Longobardi, Avari, Slovania. V 9. storočí bola súčasťou Nitrianskeho kniežatstva a neskôr Veľkej Moravy. Nakoniec sa tu koncom 10. storočia usadili Starí Maďari.

Po čase prichádzame ku vchodu, kde máme jeden týždeň bývať. Je to staršia historická budova, ktorá má však z prednej strany aj zo zadnej strany zamknuté dvere. Zvoníme na zvonček, no nik nám neotvára. Začíname pociťovať miernu paniku. Tá sa skončí keď jeden obyvateľ bytovky vychádza z vchodu a my sa dostávame na pavlač. Tu zreteľne vidíme tabuľu, ktorá nás informuje, že naše ubytovanie sa nachádza na treťom poschodí. Ideme hore a tam nás už čaká pán. Odovzdáva nám kľúče a my sa môžeme spokojne ubytovať. Rýchlo vybaľujeme veci a keďže do večera máme kopec času, ideme sa pozrieť na Baziliku sv. Štefana, ktorá sa nachádza neďaleko.

Je to impozantný chrám, ktorý je vysoký 96 metrov.

Dali sme si tú námahu a išli sa na okolie pozrieť aj z vyhliadky na streche.

Bazilika bola postavená v rokoch 1851-1905. Jej výška pripomína príchod maďarských kmeňov do Poddunajska v roku 896.

V chráme sa nachádza mumifikovaná ruka prvého uhorského kráľa - sv. Štefana.

Taktiež sme si tu obzreli repliku Uhorskej korunovačnej koruny.

Našou ďalšou zastávkou je takisto chrám, ktorý sa nachádza neďaleko. Je to druhá najväčšia synagóga na svete. Teda mimo tých, ktoré sa nachádzajú v Izraely. To, že sa nachádza neďaleko nášho ubytovania je logické nakoľko bývame v bývalej židovskej štvrti.

Veľká synagóga (Dohány utcai Zsinagóga) je postavená v maurskom štýle a už z diaľky na seba púta pozornosť.

Vchádzame dovnútra a musím povedať, že je naozaj veľká. Synagógy nebývajú tak honosne zdobené ako kresťanské kostoly, no to jej na kráse vôbec neuberá. Je to pre turistu a cestovateľa z Európy, ktorý je zvyknutý predovšetkým na kostoly niečo iné a výnimočné.

Samozrejme ani z tohto miesta nesmú chýbať fotografie na pamiatku.

Dnes sme cestovali, prezreli si Veľkú synagógu a Baziliku sv. Štefana a na večer sme sa rozhodli prejsť sa popri Dunaji. Nábrežie Dunaja, dobrá večera, svetlá krásne osvetľujú mesto, ktoré sa pomaly pripravuje na spánok. Je to celkom pekná romantická prechádzka vo veľkomeste.

Aj my už pomaly kráčame na ubytovanie a tešíme sa na ďalší deň a nové zážitky.

Ďakujem.


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The city has beautiful works of architecture, the windows of the synagogue are colorful and striking, I liked the night photo of the bridge, certainly a great place to visit with the family.

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