Budapest is a city of nearly 2.000.000 inhabitants. It is divided into two parts by the river Danube. There are nine bridges over the river which connect the two sides. The most beautiful ones are Chain Bridge (Lánchíd), Elisabeth Bridge (Erzsébet híd) and Liberty Bridge (Szabadság híd).
One of the best places to walk around is the Castle District. It can be reached by bus (Várbusz) from Moszkva Square, on foot or you can take the funicular uphill. There is a breath-taking view of the city from the Fisherman's Bastion. Across from the Fisherman's Bastion is Matthias Church named after the Hungarian King Matthias. In the Castle District you can find the Royal Palace which is now the home of the Hungarian National Gallery, the Museum of Contemporary Art, the National Széchényi Library and the Budapest History Museum. In the National Gallery you can find paintings of the greatest Hungarian painters such as Mihály Munkácsy, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka and József Rippl-Rónai.
Downtown is located on the Pest side. It's worth to walk through Váci Street all the way from Vörösmarty Square to Fővám Square. On Vörösmarty Square you can find Gerbaud, one of the most famous confectioneries in Hungary. On Váci Street there are a lot of shops, restaurants and cafes. On Fővám Square you can find Corvinus University of Budapest and next to it the city's largest market hall.