Trams No. 4-6
in Budapest

Today`s trip takes us to the most important and the busiest tramline of Budapest. The two take off from Moszkva tér, they cross the river to Pest on Margit-híd, they share the rails as they roll along Nagykörút, and then they go back to Buda on Petofi-híd, and separate only for the last two stops.

After Moszkva tér and Széna tér, which are built together, we arrive at Mechwart park, where open-air festivals are organized at the end of spring.

From the Buda end of Margit-híd we can reach Lukács Bath or the memorial of Gül Baba with a short walk.

From the bridge one may walk over to Margitsziget (Margaret Island), a popular resting place for Budapesters, where one may find some spare time activity from morning to night.

Nagykörút starts at Jászai Mari tér and it ends at Boráros tér. The almost four kilometer-long boulevard is one of the longest streets of the city.

In Szent István boulevard the ornamented gates attract the visitors` eyes, however, the entrance of Vígszínház is unmistakable with its overshadowing dome, which looks like the helmet of the Spanish soldier from the 16th century.

Nyugati Railway Station was constructed in the 1870s by the Eiffel company from Paris. From the terrace of the hyper-modern Westend City Center we have an unusual view to the railway station and behind it to the dome of the Bazilika, and even further to the Freedom Monument on the top of Gellért Hill as it is stretching out of the autumn fog.

Row of shops and grey apartment buildings are colored by cinemas and hotels along the boulevard. Between Nyugati and Oktogon there are the Játékszín, a theater and Hotel Béke. The first stop after Oktogon is Király utca. Walking on this street towards the center of the city we arrive at the Music Academy almost immediately, which was built in 1907. On the first floor of the Music Academy one can look at the most important pieces of art from Hugarian Secession, a paint called "The source of Erzsébet körút", which IE through the most densely populated area of the city named after the wife of Ferenc József, "our Sissi." This section is where we can find the recently renewed Madách Theater, after which we arrive at the Wesselényi street.