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Title: Hungary and its people: Magyarorzág és népei
Year: 1893 (1890s)
Authors: Felbermann, Louis
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Publisher: London, Griffith Farran
Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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the fiacre,drawn by two fiery Hungarian horses, you willbe struck by the imposing buildings situatedamongst lovely boulevards, squares and streets,that can bear comparison with those of Parisor of any city in the world, and you-willbe surprised to see that there are quite astempting shops as in the French capital, andthat the traffic is as great as that of Vienna.But in order to form an idea of the agreeablelife of the city, and to see its various interest-ing features, one must remain there a few days.The great charm of the place is its variety.On the terrace of a restaurant facing theDanube, you can have a kingly dinner for twoshillings, and the characteristically wild musicof the Hungarian bands, which are neithercalled /Red nor Blue, but simply Czigdnys (Gipsies) will prove a good di-gestive agency. There are capital theatres,the National Theatre, which has thestrongest cast, and is maintained by theGovernment, and also the ^^ Nép Színház^(Peoples theatre), where only Hungarian
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if yV) ! Ancient Buda. 113 national pieces are performed, the GrandOpera, which has been built recently by theGovernment, and a large number of Varietytheatres, cafe concerts, etc. The town containsa fine Museum, Scientific Academy, University,Law Courts and many art treasures with whichI shall deal later on ; an ancient specimen ofGothic architecture in the church called the Pfarrkirche, and a lovely Város liget (townpark) which has always the gay aspect of theChamps Elysées^ and on Sunday the races thereare more interesting than those of Longchamps, Ancient Buda. Buda, which can be reachedeither by the way of the suspension bridge, orby means of little boats going to and fro, iswell worth seeing, as in addition to the Fortand the Royal Castle it contains many impos-ing public buildings and the celebrated Császár-fürdő (Emperors Baths), and Lukácsfürdó(Lukácsbath), the former springs were alreadyknown in the time of the Romans. There arenumerous mineral springs, am.ongst ot

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