We are taking you on a time travel in historical Budapest when the water parades on river Danube were very much part of the celebrations on August 20, the Day of the Constitution (as the Communist regime desanctified, and renamed St Stephen’s Day). The water parades included lots of Communist brainwashing messages, parades with flags, …

Some of the fun facts about the river Danube, mixed with a bit of a quiz (with answers below): 1, the river Danube is the 2nd longest river in Europe. Can you guess which is the longest river in Europe then? A bit of help: the longest European river is in Russia (yeah, the western …

Budapest’s life has long been revolving around its central river, the Danube, which both divides the city into two halves, namely Buda and Pest, and connects the cities with beautiful bridges, small and big ships and ferries. The ships on this historical photo from 1882 are some of the old river cruisers that went along …