Budapest | City of Two

 

The cities of Buda and Pest watched each other from opposite side of the Danube for centuries. Many civilizations, from the Stone Age people to the Romans, to the Huns and to today's Hungarians, have come and gone from these lands. The Souls of them still stand in the city. Gül Baba still watches the city from a hill in Buda, silently, St. Stephan (I. Stephan) stands in the middle of Pest in all its glory, Dohany Street Synagogue continues to fascinate people with its beauty.

The Soul of Budapest reminds us of reunions, to be united, to be one and to live together in peace. Will we ever become one like Buda and Pest?

There is a saying in Turkish that "you turn a person to a poet". That is exactly what Budapest make us, a poet. During the day, you walk on the bridges cheerfully and sing hopeful songs and in nights you are captivated by the lights of city and lost in dreams.

Every street opens to a completely different door.

Every step has a different feeling.

The city has a familiar texture. You will surely find something to remind you of yourself.

Then, for a moment, while you are walking along the Danube River, your eyes fill up because this city, this old city, witnessed reunions and separations. The river flows but the sadness of the river remains the same. Just like shoes on the edge.

The city gives you many different emotions at the same time. You feel different during the day and different at night. And it resolves all these complex emotions in the best way. You meet at the feet of the Statue of Liberty (Szabadsag Szobor) with many people from different parts of the world who speak different languages ​​to watch the sunset. The physical and mental fatigue of walking on the streets of the city all day long, combined with the sweet tiredness of climbing Gellert hill, and people become silent. Everyone watches the pink sunset together. Now only one feeling remains, serenity.

Budapest, like a lover, first makes you fall in love with itself. It seduces you with its night view. Then he breaks your heart with shoes on the edge of the Danube. And finally, it creates an unbreakable bond with the sunset.

I took a piece of Budapest's Soul while watching the Danube with Gül Baba. And while I was watching the pink sunset, I left a piece of my Soul on Gellert hill to the city. If you go there, please do not forget to greet my Soul.