Hungary

A short break in Budapest

The history of Budapest flows beneath its streets carried by more than a hundred natural hot springs criss-crossing the city. I travelled to the twin cities of Buda and Pest and arrive on a balmy autumn evening. The Danube is illuminated by her iconic bridges and the domes of Buda rise like ghosts from another century. Somewhere in the city, the water is waiting — ancient, mineral, healing. The Hungarians have been bathing here since the Romans first laid down their mosaics. I had come, as they once did, to be restored.