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Budapest Travel—Boat Ride on Danube

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Video 1.   Budapest Danube Cruise , Candlelit Dinner 4K (YouTube link ) Admire the city from the Danube While riverboats play an integral part in Budapest’s public transport system, they are also a means of seeing the city from a fresh perspective and make for a breezy getaway from the city streets. [5]   Crossing the historical city center, boats pass under seven of the city’s bridges and offer spectacular views of a host of significant sights. These include Margaret Island ; the Hungarian Parliament ; Gellért Hill ; and the cultural complex comprising Müpa Budapest (Palace of the Arts), the Béla Bartók National Concert Hall and the Ludwig Museum . Figure 1.  Public transport boat service ( bbk.hu ) Pubic Transport Budapest’s public transport offering extends to boats on the River Danube. There are four boat lines in total: [3]   Lines D11 and D12 depart from Kopaszi gat pier in the south and head to Rómaifürdő pier in the north of the city, passing underneat...