Conozco Pablo

Budapest, the former capital of the Roman province, which includes most of the Balkan countries along the Danube River. Interestingly, the Hungarian Magyar tribes arrived in the area, which was attacked by the barbaric Mongol tribes in the 12 th century. The city was reestablished and fortified after the Mongol invasion, which became one of the center of Renaissance, but shortly after it was under the Islamic Ottoman rule for over 140 years. However, even the Ottomans occupied Budapest, they were unable to annex the western part of the country, which remained under the Habsburg Rule, which successfully regained the city with the help of the European’s Holy League. This Medieval history has added on the colorful past of the Hungarian capital. All of these influences has contributed to make Budapest an interesting place for tourists to visit. This is the second part of my short trip in Budapest. In this blogpost, I will attempt to shed light more on the interesting Medieval pas...

The single capital city occupying both banks of the Danube River after the unified West mountainous Buda and the plain Pest on the east bank. Buda was a remnant of the nomadic Hun settlement, which originally established the city. On the other hand, Pest came from the Roman Empire’s fortress located on the ancient city with a military camp. This prehistory of Budapest has been a good premonition of a rich culture that was formed after mixture of political, cultural and social events under Mongols, Turks, Austria, Russia and even the Post- Soviet Union communist era thereafter. There are several reasons why I wanted to have a short visit to Budapest. This short visit will be described in three-part series. This is the First part. Click here for the Second Part and Third Part. 1.     Nagymezõ u. This is one of the cultural avenues in Budapest, where theaters, clubs and restaurants are located. 2.     Magyar Állami Operaház The...