Budapest Arrival
We flew direct from RDU to FRA mid afternoon then took a city hopper flight to Budapest arriving 10:30 AM. A motor coach took us to the dock and we found that our room was ready, with our checked luggage already there. We dropped off our carry on luggage and explored Pest on our own. and hit the ground ... walking on our first tour of Pest's streets, finishing at the central market hall. Pest resides on the Eastern side of the Danube, a river that formed a natural barrier between many civilizations. Brief history of Budapest: Pre 1 AD - Celtic settlement 106 AD - Absorbed into Roman Empire as Aquincum, capitol of Lower Pannonia 455 - Following death of Attila, becomes part of Ostrogothic Kingdom 900 - Magyar displace Bulgarian settlers 1361 - Becomes capital of Hungary and wall is built to protect it 1500 - Buda reestablished as a center of Renaissance culture 1526 - Ottomans take arriver and take over by 1541 1686 - Hapsburg Holy League reconquests town from the Turks 1850 - Free...