24 Hours in Budapest (we were SHOCKED)

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Always happy when a visitor takes the small effort to learn to pronounce the city's name properly.

Just came back from Budapest 2 weeks ago..Can’t wait to visit again! The food the people and the sights!! Best place to vacation! God Bless the Hungarian people, please treasure and appreciate your beautiful city!

The “black tower” is called the hussar tower. It is called the hussar tower cos the little tower sits on the roof of the church like a hussar on his horse. Because it sits on the middle of the roof it had to be built from a light material (usually wood). This particular hussar tower has a red copper cladding to whitstand the weather that’s why it appears to be black. Besides its decorative function it serves as an access point to the middle of the roof in case the roof needs repairing. It also houses the smallest bell in the church which was sounded only when someone (important) passed away :)

You pronounced Budapest well. I appreciate that.

that is St Stephan's statue at the Matthias church. He was the country founder king.

Thank you so much for saying Budapest correctly! :)

The whole of Europe is steeped in history. The more one understands the historic background, the more one understands the European soul and the way of life.

Nem vagyunk mi rossz emberek... Tökmindegy, mit hazudnak rólunk "nyugaton"... Köszi a videót! Isten hozott!

We spent 4 days in Budapest in December and loved it. Visited some of the same places. Some of our favorites were the Jewish Quarter, Parliament, and the Central Market ...and of course Christmas Markets.

This little black tower (on the top of Matthias Church) is a knight's tower, named because it sits on the ridge of the roof like a knight on a horse. Hussars' towers, also seen on other churches and public buildings, became fashionable from the 13th century. Since it sits on the ridge of the roof, it has to be light, so it is built of wood and given some kind of showy and resistant covering, often shingles or slate. Our little tower has an elegant tan copper slate roof. This slender tower houses the church's seventh and smallest bell, the soul bell, which weighs only 50 kg. The soul bell is used to announce the passing of a soul.

It's like looking at London from 200 years ago, before the onslaught of gray and glass buildings took over and ruined everything.

Thank you for bringing back Happy memories of Budapest and walking so much. Wonderful history, brilliant views and fantastic food. Plus the gorgeous indoor Market.

I went to Budapest not long after the Berlin wall came down, so over 30 years ago. I recognised lots of the places you went to but it looks much wealthier now - it was all a bit run down looking when I was there but was still beautiful

Sadly, if you wanna have the authentic Palinka experience, you probably won't find it at any fancy place in the city. It's supposed to be a strong beverage but that doesn't mean it should taste like alcohol. Good quality home-made stuff is in a completely different league, and you can get that in almost any village across the country. Trick is, you don't go window shopping for it, just try to talk and connect to people, and there's a good chance they will offer to share theirs with you. Or at the very least, they will point you to the right place to get it.

Thanks for this this lovely video about my beautiful hometown!

When Michael Jackson filmed here (Budapest, Hero Square) the videoclip for History song he stayed at that hotel (and then he stayed there another two times).

Another great vid guys. Love the Blur patch Jeremy!

There are still a lot of buildings where you can see gun shot holes from WWII and the 1956 Revolution.

The small black (or dark brown) tower is called the Hussar Tower. It’s a copper-covered wooden structure added by the architect Schulek and meant to sit on the spine of the roof like a Hussar on his horse.