Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Budapest, Hungary’s capital city, has a unique tram history. Not only does the city use five different kinds of streetcars, ...

BUDAPEST, Hungary — “Hey!” an almost-naked man cheerily called to me. “Um, hey, back at you,” I couldn’t help but giggle as I answered, waving with one hand, my camera in the other. “You take my ...

Certain European cities have truly ancient roots, but Budapest’s origin story dates closer to the founding of Chicago than Rome. The city has a few notable ruins — a northbound highway runs right by ...

Nov. 17, 1873 saw the union of Buda, Pest and Óbuda, creating modern-day Budapest. The city is divided by the Danube River, with flat Pest to the east and the hilly Buda and Óbuda regions to the west.

Not published in LIFE. Hungarian rebel fighters, Budapest, 1956. It lasted less than three weeks, from Oct. 23 until Nov. 10, but the Hungarian Revolution that convulsed Budapest and the rest of ...

Before locking in our first trip to Budapest, I spent some time researching Hungary's capital city. I knew very little about the country, let alone the city and kept confusing Budapest with Bucharest.